Faf Du Plessis book: In his book Faf: Through Fire, former South African captain Faf du Plessis described David Warner as a “bully”. He also acknowledged that he felt “jealous” of his teammate AB de Villiers. Du Plessis singled up one particular instance that caused him to refer to Australia’s David Warner as a “bully”. Follow InsideSport.IN for Cricket NEWS
Faf Du Plessis book: Faf labels David Warner as ‘bully’, admits he felt jealous of teammate AB de Villiers – CHECK out
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The players’ tunnel in Durban became more heated during the first of Australia’s four Test matches against South Africa under Du Plessis in 2018.
As players ascended the stairway to their dressing rooms during the tea break, Quinton de Kock and David Warner got into a heated argument, according to CCTV footage from the tunnel at Kingsmead.
The video depicts Warner yelling at De Kock, who departed the field as South Africa’s not-out batter at the same time as the Australians. Warner was being restrained by Australia batter Usman Khawaja and spin bowler Nathan Lyon.
“Australia wanted to bully us,” he says. “We had to stand up for ourselves. They abused us that whole game but the way we fought back turned the series around.”
On Warner, he just said, “”He was a bully. I don’t have time for bullies.”
The Australian ball-tampering controversy, which resulted in the suspension of three Australian cricketers, would make the series notorious. By coincidence, this series would be Faf’s captaincy career’s high point.
The current RCB captain also discussed his friendship with former RCB and Proteas mainstay AB de Villiers, who he had known since infancy but with whom he no longer had a close relationship. Du Plessis claimed in his book that he frequently felt envious of ADB but that after “learning to accept this, he was able to find comfort in his own journey.”
When ADB announced his retirement, their bond became strained, further destabilising the SA squad that had already lost Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, and Morne Morkel. The relationship was further strained in 2019 before the World Cup when De Villiers requested re-entry but Du Plessis turned him down.
Faf Du Plessis book: Faf labels David Warner as ‘bully’, admits he felt jealous of teammate AB de Villiers – CHECK out
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