IPL: 5 Former CSK players who excelled for other franchises
In the 16-year history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), there have been some CSK players who have performed magnificently for other teams.
1. Faf du Plessis
Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was associated with CSK for 10 years from 2011 to 2021. In those years, he played 100 games for the franchise and accumulated 2932 runs with 21 fifties in 93 innings. In Chennai’s fourth title victory, the Protea stalwart played an instrumental role, notching up 633 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of 138.20.
After the 2021 season, CSK released du Plessis as the franchise could retain only four players before the 2022 mega auction. At the business event, RCB fetched the star Protea batter for INR 7 crore. Currently, he is the skipper of Challengers and under his leadership, the team also qualified for the playoffs in 2022.
In the last two seasons, he was the highest run-getter for Bangalore. Making his RCB debut in 2022, he scored 468 runs in 16 matches while in 2023, he hit 730 runs in 14 matches at a marvellous strike rate of 153.68 and ended up as the second-leading run-getter in the season.
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