Faf du Plessis is set to lead Johannesburg Super Kings in the CSA’s T20 league, starting next year. Du Plessis, the former South Africa captain, has been picked by the franchise as one of its five direct signings, for US$375,000. The franchise, owned by Chennai Super Kings Sports Limited, the owners of Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, has also acquired the services of Moeen Ali, for $400,000.
Du Plessis has played a total of 100 matches for Chennai Super Kings in two stints, from 2011 to 2015, and then from 2018 to 2021. Moeen, too, became a Chennai Super Kings player in 2021.
The Johannesburg franchise has picked up another of Chennai’s 2022 players, Maheesh Theekshana ($200,000), the Sri Lankan offspinner. West Indies allrounder Romario Shepherd ($175,000) and South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee ($50,000) have also been signed on by the team, the last of them as a development player.
As reported by ESPNCricinfo