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Former South African skipper Faf du Plessis connected Saturday (November 29, 2025) said helium volition not beryllium participating successful the Indian Premier League for the archetypal clip successful 14 years, but volition beryllium exploring an accidental successful the Pakistan Super League successful 2026.
Du Plessis made his IPL debut successful 2012 for Chennai Super Kings and made an instant impression, making 398 runs.
Later helium won the IPL rubric doubly with CSK successful 2018 and 2021.
“After 14 seasons successful the IPL, I've decided not to enactment my sanction into the auction this year. It’s a large decision, and 1 that comes with a batch of gratitude erstwhile I look back. This league has been a monolithic portion of my journey,” du Plessis said successful a X post.
But helium vowed to marque a instrumentality to the league successful future.
“I've been fortunate to play with world-class teammates, for astonishing franchises, and successful beforehand of fans whose passionateness is similar thing else.”
“Fourteen years is simply a agelong time, and I'm arrogant of what this section has meant to me. India has a peculiar spot successful my heart, and this surely isn't a goodbye - you'll spot maine again,” helium added.
But for now, the 41-year-old is acceptable to embark connected a caller travel with PSL, which volition beryllium held concurrently with the IPL betwixt March and May 2026.
“This year, I've chosen to instrumentality connected a caller situation and volition beryllium playing successful the upcoming PSL season. It’s an breathtaking measurement for maine - a accidental to acquisition thing new, to turn it arsenic a player, and to clasp a league filled with unthinkable endowment and energy,” helium wrote.
Du Plessis has already played successful the PSL for Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi, featuring successful six matches implicit 2 seasons.
Apart from CSK, the SA right-hander had besides captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru betwixt IPL 2022 and 2024.
The Delhi Capitals bought him up of IPL 2025 but his publication was a meagre 202 runs from 9 matches, averaging 22.44 with 2 fifties.
He had besides donned the jersey of now-defunct Rising Pune Super Giants successful 2016 and 2017.
Overall, du Plessis has played 154 IPL matches, scoring 4,773 runs astatine an mean of 35.09.
