India vs Sri Lanka, Pink-ball Test Day 1 Highlights- Bumrah, Shami Put India on Top; SL 86\/6 at Stumps<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe franchise took to Twitter on Saturday evening and released a short video in which the team\u2019s new-look jersey, coloured in red and black could be seen.\u00a0The design inspiration for the Athleisure Collections is inspired by Cosmic Space, bringing forth the energy of galaxies, mirroring the relentless energy of the RCB team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis was named Virat Kohli\u2019s successor \u2013 the new captain of RCB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Du Plessis, one of the consistent performers for Chennai Super Kings, was an obvious choice after Virat Kohli decided to call time on his leadership role for the franchise after a decade during which their trophy drought didn\u2019t end. He was bought for Rs 7 crore by RCB and is available for the whole season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Du Plessis was handed over the cap by team\u2019s chairman Prathmesh Mishra and director cricket operations Mike Hesson in an event here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cObviously coming in as an outsider, I\u2019m deeply grateful for the opportunity. I have played a lot of IPL cricket. I understand the dynamics and it\u2019s no small thing to trust an outsider which is an overseas player to do the job of the leader,\u201d Du Plessis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A four-time Indian premier league winner, the 37-year-old Du Plessis has so far played 100 games, scoring 2935 runs at a strike-rate of 131-plus. He scored 633 runs for CSK in last year\u2019s IPL-winning campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indian great Kohli, who is currently playing in the pink-ball Test against Sri Lanka, also congratulated Du Plessis in a recorded video message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t be happier to pass on the baton to a good friend, someone I\u2019ve known over the years,\u201d Kohli said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been in touch for many years now. He\u2019s one of the few guys I\u2019ve gotten to know a little bit more apart from cricket. My partnership with Faf is going to be exciting. The squad we\u2019ve put together is amazing. Our team looks balanced and strong, and I can\u2019t wait to get started,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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