Faf du Plessis (Cricketer) Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Francois du Plessis
Nickname	Faf and The Marathon Man
Profession	South African Cricketer (Batsman)
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 10”
Weight	in Kilograms- 78 kg in Pounds- 172 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 22 November 2012 vs Austraila in Adelaide ODI- 18 January 2011 vs India in Cape Town T20- 8 September 2012 vs England in Chester-le-Street
Coach/Mentor	Not Known
Jersey Number	#18 (South Africa) #18 (IPL, County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team	South Africa, Chennai Super Kings, Lancashire, Northerns, Rising Pune Supergiants, South Africa A, South Africa Under-19s, Titans
Nature on field	Calm
Likes to play against	India and Australia
Favourite Shot	Straight drive
Records (main ones)	• He scored an unbeaten 60 runs against India in his ODI debut match. • Made the record for not getting out for a duck in 99 consecutive matches. • He scored a match-wining century on his Test debut against Australia.
Career Turning Point	Performance in the 2008 county cricket.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	13 July 1984 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	40 Years
Birth Place	Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	South African
Hometown	Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
School	Afrikaans Boys' High School, Pretoria
College	University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
Family	Father- Not Known Mother- Not Known Brother- Not Known Sisters- Not Known
Religion	Christian
Hobbies	Watching formula 1 racing
Controversies	He was fined 50% of his match fees in a case of ball tampering in a Test match against Pakistan in 2013.
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer	Batsman: AB de Villiers Bowler: Dale Steyn
Favourite Food	Braai
Favourite Actor	Tom Hanks, Will Ferrell and Charlie Sheen
Favourite Actress	Jennifer Love Hewitt
Favourite Destination	Italy
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Imari Visser (Markeing Manager)
Wife	Imari Visser (Markeing Manager)
Children	Daughter- N/A Son- N/A
Money Factor
Salary	Not Known
Net Worth	Not Known

Some lesser known facts about Faf du Plessis

• Does Faf du Plessis smoke?: No

• Does Faf du Plessis drink alcohol?: Yes

• Faf was lucky to debut Test match against Australia after the injury to JP Duminy.

• He mainly lived his mother since he was 3 years old after his parents got separated.

• Cricketers like AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Jacques Rudolph were his school friends.

• In 2016, he featured in a music video called Fireball.

• He has 2 pet dogs, Giorgio and Bella.

• His cousin brother Marcel du Plessis is a Namibian Rugby player.

• Though he is known to be calm on the field but once he pushed New Zealand player Kyle Mills during a match.