Faf Du Plessis Ruled Out Of "The Hundred" Amid Persistent Effects Of Concussion

The South African batsman Faf Du Plessis was initially set to captain the Northern Superchargers but his concussion issues have ruled him out of The Hundred tournament. Du Plessis suffered a concussion while playing in the Pakistan Super League in UAE in June after having a thunderous collision with Quetta Gladiators team-mate Mohammad Hasnain in the field.

He did play any games after that and was under observation for a long time. However, after three games in the Hundred, he was expected to return to the side as the captain of the Northern Superchargers. It did not happen and the Northern Superchargers are lying at the fourth position at the moment with three wins from seven games but they do have a good run rate.

Dane Vilas To Continue As Faf Du Plessis’s Replacement

The Northern Superchargers mentioned in a statement on Friday that the prolific batter Faf Du Plessis will be returning to his home nation with the continuation of the rehabilitation process of the concussion he had suffered. They also added that Dane Vilas who was initially the replacement for Faf will continue to be till the competition gets over.

“Faf du Plessis will return to South Africa to continue his rehab from the concussion he suffered at the PSL earlier this year. Dane Vilas will continue as his replacement at Northern Superchargers for the remainder of the competition,” The Superchargers told in a statement.

Faf Du Plessis Close To Playing Again

Faf Du Plessis was thankful for the support he had got so far from his fans as wishes poured on him from all parts of the world for a speedy recovery. He added that he will get back to playing mode sooner with his concussion getting better. Du Plessis is not part of the T2o international setup for South Africa at the moment but has been playing continuous franchise tournaments.

“I’m really so grateful for all the support through this difficult injury and feel like I’m very close to playing again,” Faf Du Plessis said.

It will be interesting to see if the right-hander can make it to the T20 World cup squad for South Africa.