Faf Du Plessis on AB De Villiers: The stories of the friendship between Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers are not hidden from anyone in the cricket world, but there has been such a revelation about their relationship that everyone has been shocked to hear. Du Plessis himself has mentioned an incident in his book in which he has told that he was jealous of de Villiers. Du Plessis has also pointed out that it was because of him that De Villiers could not return in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Du Plessis didn’t let de Villiers play the World Cup because of jealousy?
Du Plessis claimed in his book that his life had become easier after admitting that he was jealous of de Villiers. After the sudden retirement of de Villiers in 2018, the balance of the South African team deteriorated considerably. However, just before the 2019 World Cup, de Villiers tried to return to the team, but captain du Plessis turned down the request. All kinds of statements about this came in the media, but now the matter has become very clear. It was Du Plessis who stopped de Villiers from playing the World Cup.
De Villiers and du Plessis were friends since childhood
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De Villiers and du Plessis were friends since childhood and both have also studied from the same school. Both remained together in cricket as well and remained good friends of each other for a long time. He has the answer to how things changed after du Plessis became the captain. The sudden retirement of de Villiers is also starting to look suspicious because even after retirement, he had shown in the IPL for many years that the shine of his bat has not faded.
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