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Devon Conway has caught the Kane Williamson bug to keep learning: John Bracewell
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Devon Conway has caught the Kane Williamson bug to keep learning: John Bracewell

Former New Zealand spinner John Bracewell believes charismatic batter Devon Conway has caught the 'Kane Williamson bug' to keep learning from past mistakes and making rapid improvements in his batting technique.

IPL 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore season review: Virat Kohli back to his best but RCB fail to fire collectively
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IPL 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore season review: Virat Kohli back to his best but RCB fail to fire collectively

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were heavily reliant on their top three of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell to produce the big runs, and that over-reliance cost them a few games and eventually a playoff spot.

IPL 2023: 'Very disappointed', Faf du Plessis on RCB's season-ending defeat to GT
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IPL 2023: 'Very disappointed', Faf du Plessis on RCB's season-ending defeat to GT

RCB’s middle-order struggled for consistency this season and Du Plessis highlighted on the issue.

South Africa will be missing a trick if they don't take Faf du Plessis to the World Cup: Dinesh Karthik
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South Africa will be missing a trick if they don't take Faf du Plessis to the World Cup: Dinesh Karthik

Faf du Plessis has already indicated that he is open to playing again for South Africa.

IPL 2023: RCB skipper Faf du Plessis hails Virat Kohli's 'infectious' passion
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IPL 2023: RCB skipper Faf du Plessis hails Virat Kohli's 'infectious' passion

Du Plessis, who took over as RCB captain from Kohli ahead of the 2022 season, added that it was better playing with him than against him.

IPL 2023: RCB were at least 20 runs short against MI, says Faf du Plessis
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IPL 2023: RCB were at least 20 runs short against MI, says Faf du Plessis

RCB lost Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat early in the game after being put to bat, and even though Du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell put on 120 runs for the third wicket, RCB fell just short of 200 to finish at 199/6.

IPL 2023: 'Have worked on improving my strike-rate this season', says RCB skipper Faf du Plessis
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IPL 2023: 'Have worked on improving my strike-rate this season', says RCB skipper Faf du Plessis

Du Plessis boundary count has improved as he has hit 40 fours and 29 sixes in the 10 games so far and he has certainly been a better enforcer compared to “King Kohli’ in the middle overs for RCB.

IPL 2023: Faf du Plessis returns to lead RCB in away match against LSG
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IPL 2023: Faf du Plessis returns to lead RCB in away match against LSG

Faf du Plessis had played RCB’s previous three matches as an Impact Player, with former captain Virat Kohli leading the side temporarily.

IPL 2023: RCB's dependency on Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell could prove costly
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IPL 2023: RCB's dependency on Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell could prove costly

Kohli, Du Plessis and Maxwell have together scored 937 runs for RCB in IPL 2023 while no other batter has managed to score more than 61 runs in seven matches so far.

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma and Du Plessis are not letting rest days go to waste
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Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma and Du Plessis are not letting rest days go to waste

A picture of Virat Kohli, his wife Anushka Sharma and RCB captain Faf du Plessis is going viral on Instagram.

IPL 2023: Maxwell, Faf weave magic once again as RCB defeat RR to collect second consecutive win
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IPL 2023: Maxwell, Faf weave magic once again as RCB defeat RR to collect second consecutive win

Glenn Maxwell (77) and Faf du Plessis (62) struck whirlwind half-centuries and forged a blazing 127-run stand to star in RCB's seven-run win over RR in Bengaluru on Sunday.

IPL 2023: RCB's Faf du Plessis goes past 9,000 T20 runs during 39-ball 62 against RR
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IPL 2023: RCB's Faf du Plessis goes past 9,000 T20 runs during 39-ball 62 against RR

Du Plessis became the third South African after AB de Villiers and David Miller to go past 9,000 runs in the shortest format.

IPL 2023: RCB’s Du Plessis, Kohli slam fourth fifties of the season, stitch another century stand
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IPL 2023: RCB’s Du Plessis, Kohli slam fourth fifties of the season, stitch another century stand

Royal Challengers Bangalore openers Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli were once again among the runs during their IPL 2023 game against Punjab Kings

IPL 2023: If Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell had continued, they would have won by 18th over, says MS Dhoni
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IPL 2023: If Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell had continued, they would have won by 18th over, says MS Dhoni

Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni said Royal Challengers Bangalore could have gone all the way if Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell had remained in the middle.

Watch: Faf du Plessis smashes ball out of M Chinnaswamy Stadium with a monster 115-metre six
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Watch: Faf du Plessis smashes ball out of M Chinnaswamy Stadium with a monster 115-metre six

Watch RCB skipper Faf du Plessis smash the ball out of the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru off LSG leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi's bowling in Match 15 of IPL 2023.

IPL 2023, RCB vs MI: Kohli-Du Plessis century-stand, impactful Tilak Verma and other top moments
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IPL 2023, RCB vs MI: Kohli-Du Plessis century-stand, impactful Tilak Verma and other top moments

After having put up 171 on the back of an unbeaten 84 from Tilak Varma, MI bowlers seemed like they lacked confidence, allowing Kohli and Du Plessis score runs freely, and eventually walk away with the win.

IPL 2023 Factbox: Everything you need to know about Royal Challengers Bangalore
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IPL 2023 Factbox: Everything you need to know about Royal Challengers Bangalore

Despite having some of the best squads, Royal Challengers Bangalore have failed to lift the IPL title so far.

IPL 2023: MS Dhoni an impressive captain and one of the best tacticians, says Faf du Plessis
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IPL 2023: MS Dhoni an impressive captain and one of the best tacticians, says Faf du Plessis

Du Plessis had two long stints with IPL side Chennai Super Kings -- 2011-2015 and 2018-2021 -- before he moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore as captain last season.

David Warner was a bully, I don’t have time for bullies: Faf du Plessis on Aussie opener
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David Warner was a bully, I don’t have time for bullies: Faf du Plessis on Aussie opener

Faf du Plessis recalled David Warner’s role in a now infamous incident during the first Test in Durban in 2018.

Faf du Plessis says poor relation with South Africa coach Mark Boucher pushed him towards Test retirement
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Faf du Plessis says poor relation with South Africa coach Mark Boucher pushed him towards Test retirement

Du Plessis wrote on the events that led to a breakdown in his relations with South Africa head coach Mark Boucher and pushed him towards Test retirement in early 2021 in his upcoming autobiography.