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#5 Faf du Plessis
The limited overs specialist from South Africa, Faf du Plessis, has grabbed all the attention of the cricketing world with his nonchalance under pressure during his debut season for Chennai Super Kings in 2012 IPL. With 398 runs in his debut season, du Plessis made quite an impression with his valuable contributions.
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In no time the Proteas' superstar has become a reliable player for CSK and represented Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016 and 2017 when CSK was banned.
The 34-year-old was a part of the triumphant Chennai Super Kings team in the last season. Though he missed a few games, he delivered some match-defining knocks when his team needed him the most.
Thus far, du Plessis has scored 1457 runs in the tournament in 59 innings at a decent average of 30.35 and a strike rate of 127.69 with the help of 9 half-centuries.
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