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Faf du Plessis Creates History, Becomes First Delhi Capitals Captain To Achieve Huge Record

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Faf du Plessis created history when he stepped on the field to lead Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2025 match against Mumbai Indians. du Plessis has captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the past.

Faf du Plessis is leading Delhi Capitals. Photo: BCCI
Delhi Capitals (DC) are without the services of their full-time captain, Axar Patel for their must-win game against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday (May 21). Faf du Plessis, who was named DC's vice-captain before the season, is leading the visiting team in his absence. du Plessis etched his name in record books and created history when he stepped on the field to lead DC.
du Plessis is now the first captain to lead Delhi Capitals after turning 40. The veteran batsman is 40 years and 312 days old. He joined DC in the IPL 2025 mega-auction at his base price of Rs 2 crore.
du Plessis is the former captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and has ample captaincy experience. He led the Bengaluru-based franchise in IPL 2022, 2023 and 2024. RCB made it to the second round in 2022 and 2024.
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