'CSA, I want to show you how good I am if you have forgotten it' - Faf du Plessis on his brilliant IPL 2021 run

Despite not having age on his side, Faf du Plessis is in the form of his life. As a matter of fact, the South African was scoring runs for fun in the fourteenth edition of the Indian Premier League

While his valiant 86 off 59 deliveries in the IPL 2021 final propelled the Chennai Super Kings to their fourth title, he was also the second-highest run-scorer of the tournament. In the 16 games in which he played in IPL 2021, he scored 633 runs at an average of 45.21. Only his opening partner and teammate, Ruturaj Gaikwad was able to score more runs than him in the most recent edition of the Indian T20 league.

Thus, The former Proteas skipper recently spoke about his constant efforts to remove the negative thoughts. He said that he had aimed to finish among the top three run-scorers. The batter also spoke about the goals he has set in his mind.

I have a good batting voice and a bad batting voice: Faf du Plessis

“I have a good batting voice and a bad batting voice. To give you a practical example of this voice, in this last IPL, I had a fantastic IPL, to the point where the goals I set for myself, which were to be in the top three [run-scorers] right from the beginning, I got along to this goal pretty well,” Faf Du Plessis told Paddy Upton on the ‘Lessons from the World’s Best’ podcast.

Despite being in superb form, he wasn’t included in the Proteas squad for the ICC T20 WC 2021. Hence, he spoke about the urge to prove a point. The 37-year-old then threw light on the positive voices which were running through his head at that time.

“I would have [listened to the negative voice] in the past, but then this positive voice goes, ‘Top three is your goal. You play your best when it’s high-pressure. You’re Mr. Dependable. When pressure is at the highest, that’s you. Ok, what do you need? 40 runs to get into the top three, well, no, I’ll make 83 runs to be number one. I want that Orange Cap.’ Also, I want to go, ‘Cricket South Africa, I just want to show you how good I am still if you have forgotten it,” he added