Former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has revealed he is considering a comeback to international cricket in time for next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Du Plessis hasn’t played an international match since he appeared for South Africa in the second Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi in 2021, and his last white-ball clash for his country was at the T20I contest against England in Cape Town at the end of 2020.
But the 39-year-old has been performing well at the domestic level recently. He was second behind only Shubman Gill for the most runs at this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League when he contributed 730 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore from 14 innings.
Du Plessis is currently in Abu Dhabi participating in another domestic tournament and has indicated he has been in discussions with new South Africa white-ball coach Rob Walter surrounding a potential return to the international fold before the start of the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies in the middle of next year.
“I believe that I can return to international cricket,” du Plessis said.
“We have been speaking about this for the last couple of years. It’s just figuring out the balance of the T20 World Cup next year. It’s certainly something we have spoken about with the new coach.”
