Hours after announcing their new captain, Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday unveiled their new jersey, which the players will play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The launch took place at an event called ‘RCB Unbox’ in Bengaluru, while the social media handles of the first franchise also shared information about the organization.
The franchise released a short video on Twitter on Saturday evening in which the team’s red and black jersey can be seen.
“New season. New threads. Time to #PlayBold while looking #Bold. #RCBUnbox #UnboxTheBold #ForOur12thMan #IPL2022,” read the caption of the video. ,IND vs SL 2nd Test Day 1 Live Updates,
Earlier, former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was named as the new captain of RCB – replacing Virat Kohli.
Du Plessis, one of the consistent performers for Chennai Super Kings, was an obvious choice when Virat Kohli decided to take time on his leadership role for the franchise after a decade during which their trophy drought did not end. happened. He was bought by RCB for Rs 7 crore and is available for the entire season.
Team President Prathamesh Mishra and Director Cricket Operations Mike Hesson handed over the cap to du Plessis at an event here.
“Obviously coming in as an outsider, I am very grateful for this opportunity. I have played a lot of IPL cricket. I understand the dynamics and it is no small matter to rely on an outsider who is an overseas player to do the job of leader,” Du Plessis said.
Four-time IPL winner, the 37-year-old du Plessis has played 100 matches so far, scoring 2935 runs at a strike rate of over 131. He scored 633 runs for CSK in last year’s IPL winning campaign.
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Indian great Kohli, playing the pink ball Test against Sri Lanka, also congratulated du Plessis in a recorded video message.
“I couldn’t be happier than handing over the baton to a good friend whom I have known for years,” Kohli said.
“We’ve been in touch for many years. He’s one of the few people I know anything other than cricket. My partnership with Faf is going to be exciting. The team we’ve built is amazing. Our team is balanced. Looks strong and I can’t wait to get started.”
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