Test- 22 November 2012 vs Austraila in Adelaide ODI- 18 January 2011 vs India in Cape Town T20- 8 September 2012 vs England in Chester-le-Street
Coach/Mentor
Not Known
Jersey Number
#18 (South Africa)
#18 (IPL, County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team
South Africa, Chennai Super Kings, Lancashire, Northerns, Rising Pune Supergiants, South Africa A, South Africa Under-19s, Titans
Nature on field
Calm
Likes to play against
India and Australia
Favourite Shot
Straight drive
Records (main ones)
• He scored an unbeaten 60 runs against India in his ODI debut match.
• Made the record for not getting out for a duck in 99 consecutive matches.
• He scored a match-wining century on his Test debut against Australia.
Career Turning Point
Performance in the 2008 county cricket.
Personal Life
Date of Birth
13 July 1984
Age (as in 2017)
33 Years
Birth Place
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Zodiac sign/Sun sign
Cancer
Nationality
South African
Hometown
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
School
Afrikaans Boys' High School, Pretoria
College
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Educational Qualifications
Not Known
Family
Father- Not Known Mother- Not Known Brother- Not Known Sisters- Not Known
Religion
Christian
Hobbies
Watching formula 1 racing
Controversies
He was fined 50% of his match fees in a case of ball tampering in a Test match against Pakistan in 2013.
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer
Batsman: AB de Villiers Bowler: Dale Steyn
Favourite Food
Braai
Favourite Actor
Tom Hanks, Will Ferrell and Charlie Sheen
Favourite Actress
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Favourite Destination
Italy
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status
Married
Affairs/Girlfriends
Imari Visser (Markeing Manager)
Wife
Imari Visser (Markeing Manager)
Children
Daughter- N/A Son- N/A
Money Factor
Salary
Not Known
Net Worth
Not Known
Some lesser known facts about Faf du Plessis
Does Faf du Plessis smoke?:Â No
Does Faf du Plessis drink alcohol?:Â Yes
Faf was lucky to debut Test match against Australia after the injury to JP Duminy.
He mainly lived his mother since he was 3 years old after his parents got separated.
Cricketers like AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Jacques Rudolph were his school friends.
In 2016, he featured in a music video called Fireball.
He has 2 pet dogs, Giorgio and Bella.
His cousin brother Marcel du Plessis is a Namibian Rugby player.
Though he is known to be calm on the field but once he pushed New Zealand player Kyle Mills during a match.
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