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Faf du Plessis

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François "Faf" du Plessis ( 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 among the best all-format batsmen of his era. He is also regarded as one of the most tactically astute and successful captains in all formats of modern cricket. In 2015, du Plessis became the first South African to score centuries in all forms of the game. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Faf du Plessis is the 34th most popular cricketer (up from 91st in 2024), the 330th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 415th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Faf du Plessis ranks 34 out of 136. Before her are Bishan Singh Bedi, Bill Brown, Steve Smith, Syed Kirmani, Rahul Dravid, and Sourav Ganguly. After her are Brian Lara, Younis Khan, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ian Chappell, Richie Benaud, and Allan Border.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Faf du Plessis ranks 692. Before her are Annekatrin Thiele, Alex Rasmussen, Mark Madsen, Zhu Zhu, Weronika Rosati, and Morteza Pashaei. After her are Robert Almer, Ivo Minář, Dmitri Kruglov, Hamdi Salihi, Miloš Ninković, and Grzegorz Wojtkowiak.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Faf du Plessis ranks 330 out of 454. Before her are Christo van Rensburg (1962), Kevin Shirley (1960), Katlego Mphela (1984), Natalie Grandin (1981), Richard Stanley (1966), and Ernie Els (1969). After her are David Pocock (1988), Alice Phoebe Lou (1993), Wesley Moodie (1979), Shaun Bartlett (1972), Hestrie Cloete (1978), and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (1985).

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Among CRICKETERS In South Africa

Among cricketers born in South Africa, Faf du Plessis ranks 2. Before her are AB de Villiers (1984). After her are David Miller (1989), Tony Greig (1946), Jacques Kallis (1975), Andy Flower (1968), Hansie Cronje (1969), Gary Kirsten (1967), Kevin Pietersen (1980), Hashim Amla (1983), Cri-Zelda Brits (1983), and Dale Steyn (1983).

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