IPL 2023: Faf du Plessis Reveals an Interesting Story Behind His First Tattoo

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Faf du Plessis has revealed an interesting story behind his first tattoo. He said that he wanted something special and that’s why he got the date of the first time he played for South Africa inked on his arm as well.

However, apart from cricket, Faf du Plessis and his RCB teammate Virat Kohli share a common passion for tattoos. They are often quizzed about the same and Kohli got a new tattoo done just prior to joining the Bangalore camp for IPL 2023. In a video shared on Royal Challengers Bangalore’s YouTube channel, Du Plessis revealed:

“My first one was, I always wanted to get something but I wasn’t sure what to get, so I just said to myself, I’ll know when it is the right thing to get. (Pointing to the tattoo with date on it) That’s the first day that I played for South Africa against India – My debut against India, where I scored 60 or something.“You want to remember that. Obviously, it’s imprinted in your brain, but every time you look at your arm, you want to remember that special day.”

“I had this long surfer locks with blonde highlights” – Faf du Plessis recalls his old looks

The veteran made his international debut in an ODI against India at Cape Town on January 18, 2011, as well. He scored an impressive 60 off 78 balls as South Africa batted first after having won the toss. His knock, however, went in vain as India won the match by two wickets while chasing down a target of 221.

During the interaction, Faf du Plessis was also asked about his looks during his younger days as well. The veteran right-handed batter said: “I look at myself without a beard and I go, ‘not sure that’s my look’. And then two, there would be a lot of pictures when I was just out of school when you go through that rebellious phase because you want to grow your hair. At school, they tell you, everything needs to be neat and short. I had this long surfer locks with blonde highlights that I made myself.”

Faf du Plessis impressed for RCB in IPL 2022. In 16 games, he scored 468 runs which came at an average of 31.20 and a strike rate of 127.52, with three fifties as well.