7 prominent cricketers who owe part of their success to IPL

#3 Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis

Although Faf du Plessis made his debut for South Africa before featuring in the IPL, he hadn’t really established himself back then. However, all that changed in 2012 when he had a breakout season for the Chennai Super Kings. He scored 393 runs in 13 matches at an average of 33.16.

The right-hander's international career took off after the 2012 IPL season. Faf's marathon knock at Adelaide helped South Africa save the match and gave them an opportunity to win the series.

Faf became the first South African to score a century in all three formats. He holds the record for the second highest individual score for the Proteas in ODIs (185) after Gary Kirsten (188 not out). He has often attributed his reputation of being a natural leader to the experience gained from playing under MS Dhoni for CSK.