'Good luck partner' - Ruturaj Gaikwad comes up with an emotional message for former CSK teammate Faf du Plessis

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis turned out to be one of the best opening pairs in the previous IPL edition and they fed off each other’s strengths and weaknesses. However, Du Plessis wasn’t retained by Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2022 despite being one of the side’s most consistent performers. The right-hander was subsequently picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a hefty price of INR 7 crore in the IPL 2022 mega auction after a bidding war with the CSK.

Du Plessis was recently appointed the skipper of the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the upcoming IPL 2o22 season and the news has been talked about immensely in the cricketing fraternity. Virat Kohli decided to give up the captaincy for the franchise post IPL 2021 and with AB De Villiers’ retirement, RCB had waited a long time to announce their new skipper for the marquee event.

Here’s Ruturaj Gaikwad’s reply to Faf du Plessis’s tweet

RCB fans went crazy in happiness hearing the news of Du Plessis being appointed the skipper of the franchise. Du Plessis posted a message on Twitter thanking the management for trusting in him and was very delighted with leading the RCB franchise. He also paid gratitude to the fans for the amount of support they have already shown. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who had partnered Du Plessis at the top of the order during the latter’s stint with CSK, wished him ‘good luck’ and Du Plessis straightaway thanked him.

Midnight sad vibes. pic.twitter.com/mmOzSnEVXx

— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) March 12, 2022

It has to be noted that Gaikwad finished as the top run-scorer in the previous IPL edition while his former partner Du Plessis ended up two runs lesser than him at second in the race for the orange cap. Both these players have given a lot of good starts to the CSK setup and have been instrumental in the franchise’s title triumph last year. It will be interesting to see who partners Gaikwad in CSK for the upcoming IPL 2022 edition.