IPL 2025: GOOD news for Delhi Capitals, Faf du Plessis to return from injury against RCB

Delhi Capitals received positive news before their IPL 2025 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Veteran opener Faf du Plessis, sidelined for five games due to injury, is now fit and ready to play. Australian opener Jake Fraser-McGurk confirmed this during a pre-match press conference on April 26th.

Fraser-McGurk offered observations on Axar Patel’s captaincy, referencing a discussion they had regarding an Australian player’s performance.

“We were having dinner after a game and he says, ‘You’ve got so many more opportunities, there’s going to be so many more times that you play for this franchise that you can succeed for us.’ The good thing is that we’re winning and we’re winning well and we’re winning in ways that we want to win. So what he says is, ‘Just keep smiling’. He always says keep smiling to everyone, not just me. He’s one of those guys where he’s so relaxed in all these situations it feels like you’re talking to one of your best friends instead of the captain. So he’s been awesome,” Fraser-McGurk added.

“Akshar is just one of those players who leads everyone and everyone follows him. He’s an amazing talent and the way he plays just makes everyone really proud to be at Delhi Capitals and he’s so calm and relaxed at any point in time. We saw during that Super Over a few games back, he was very relaxed and very calm like he’s done it a thousand time,s but I’m not sure how many times he’s done it. We love playing under Akshar and we think he’s one of the best players in our team that we can follow and he can be a leader,” the youngster added.

 

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