Faf du Plessis will not play in the CPL in 2023, and Kings have named Colin Munro as his substitute.

Faf du Plessis may not have been important to South Africa recently, but he has excelled in franchise leagues all over the world. The current season of the Caribbean Premier League saw the Saint Lucia Kings (SLK) skipper bat in three games, scoring 112 runs at an average of 37.33 and a strike rate of 147.37. He won’t participate any further, though, since he has travel back to South Africa for the scans because his tennis elbow problem has returned.

Faf du Plessis scored a magnificent 57 off 36 while playing in the Kings’ most recent game versus Trinbago Knight Riders despite being in agony. By 54 runs, SLK was able to win the game. The former South African captain admitted after the game that he felt like he was losing power while attempting to hit the big shots, so he opted to timing the ball instead. The 39-year-old’s class is evident in his strike rate of 158.33 despite his discomfort.

The agony, which can occasionally pull the power back, is to blame for the power loss I experienced in the recent past. In order to time the ball on fields like these, which are a little bit smaller, you simply have to play the game at a power level that seems like maybe 80%. But yes, I’m pretty pleased with the innings today,” du Plessis said to Ian Bishop at the post-game awards ceremony.

In place of Faf du Plessis, Sikandar Raza will serve as the Saint Lucia Kings’ manager.

Prior to their forthcoming match on Sunday, September 3 against the Barbados Royals in Bridgetown, Barbados, Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza will take over from Faf as captain. Du Plessis has been replaced by the powerful batsman from New Zealand, Colin Munro.

Munro is no new to the CPL; he is the international cricketer with the most runs scored in the competition’s history. The southpaw has scored 2178 runs in 73 games, averaging 35.70 runs per game and striking out 129.56 percent of the time.