Francois "Faf" du Plessis (/ˈduːplɛsi/ DOO-pless-ee; born 13 July 1984) is a South African professional cricketer and former captain of the South Africa national cricket team. He is considered one of the greatest fielders of all time and is among the best all-format batsmen of his era. He was named as the South African Cricketer of the Year in 2019. He is the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman and part-time leg spin bowler. He is one of the most successful International captains of his era with a winning percentage of 73.68 in ODIs. He is the first international captain to defeat Australia in Australia in all three formats of the game and defeat Australia in both Home and Away test series doing that back to back in 2016 and 201