After a mix-up with AB de Villiers resulted in the latter being run out during South Africa's 2011 World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand, former captain Faf du Plessis has disclosed that he and his wife received death threats.
Since then, the right-handed batsman has appeared in 143 One-Day Internationals, 69 Tests, and 50 Twenty-20 Internationals.
After playing for Chennai Super Kings in the now-suspended Indian Premier League 2021, Du Plessis recently returned home.
He was in excellent form with the bat, scoring 320 runs in seven games before the tournament was called off indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.