IPL 2022: Faf du Plessis leading Royal Challengers Bangalore by example: Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell, who joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore camp last week, said that Faf du Plessis is doing a great job as the team’s captain. The Australian all-rounder missed his team’s first few games due to his marriage. He is expected to play when the 2016 finalists lock horns with the Mumbai Indians on April 9 at the MCA Stadium, Pune. 

Faf du Plessis replaced Virat Kohli as RCB’s captain this season. The latter had led the side for the last decade. The team has won two and lost one game under the former South African skipper.

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Maxwell said that Du Plessis is respected in the dressing room because the 37-year-old leads by example. 

“We think he’s (Du Plessis) going to do a great job for the franchise and even the way he started, you can tell he’s got the respect of everyone in the room. Not only does he lead by example, with his actions, but he also performs really well,” Maxwell told RCB ‘Bold Diaries’.

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However, the Aussie added that the seniors in the team also need to help Faf du Plessis for a smooth functioning. 

“To have a guy of his quality and caper up the top of the order is something that’s great for the franchise. And hopefully, the senior guys around can help him out as well. So, it’s not just him shouldering all that workload we’d potentially have seen in the previous years at RCB. To have, I suppose, a solid leadership group behind him to sort of feel like it’s not just him out there having to shoulder all the load,” he said. 

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Maxwell was bought by RCB ast year for a whopping Rs 14.25 crore. The 33-year-old scored 513 runs in 14 innings. He hit six fifties. 

This season, the Aussie is impressed with the way the likes of Dinesh Karthik and Anuj Rawat have batted. 

“I’ve been watching, and I think Anuj Rawat our own (youngster), he’s very exciting. Who I have been really excited by actually, was one of the old fellas, Dinesh Karthik,” he said.