IPL 2022: Was lucky to see how MS Dhoni's brain works, says Faf du Plessis

Virat Kohli as part of the leadership group to learning from 'captain cool' MS Dhoni during his stint with CSK, Faf du Plessis is all excited to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming IPL. The former South African skipper, who was bought by the RCB for Rs 7 crore in the IPL mega auction earlier this year, was a key member of the Dhoni-led four-time IPL champions since 2012. "I was lucky enough to play under MS Dhoni for an extremely long time," the 37-year-old said in an interview on the IPL website.

Ahead of their IPL opener against Kolkata Knight Riders, Dhoni on Thursday handed over the CSK reins to talismanic India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Effusive in his praise for the World Cup winning India captain, Du Plessis further said: "I got to see very closely how his brain works. You know how things operate under him which was once again very fortunate for me." Moving over to RCB, Du Plessis, a three-time IPL winner with CSK, will have his task cutout to clinch the elusive title for his new franchise.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as captain of Chennai Super Kings after 12 years in charge, ending an era of super success for the IPL franchise. He will be replaced by all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has been an integral part of the team since 2012.

Kohli, Karthik and Maxwell in leadership groupBut Du Plessis is unfazed by the expectations and said he would benefit from his core 'leadership group' that has the likes of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik. "Virat was the captain of this country for an extremely long time. I mean, a very good leader for Indian cricket and for RCB... So that experience and wisdom and knowledge that comes