The stories of the friendship between Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers are not hidden from anyone in the cricket world, but there has been such a revelation about their relationship that everyone has been shocked to hear. Du Plessis himself has mentioned an incident in his book in which he has recounted that he was jealous of De Villiers. Du Plessis has also pointed out that it was his fault that De Villiers was unable to return in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Du Plessis claimed in his book that his life had become easier after admitting that he was jealous of de Villiers. After the sudden retirement of de Villiers in 2018, the balance of the South African team deteriorated considerably. However, just before the 2019 World Cup, de Villiers tried to return to the team, but the request was denied by captain du Plessis. All kinds of statements about this came out in the media, but now the matter has become very clear. It was Du Plessis who prevented De Villiers from playing in the World Cup.
De Villiers and du Plessis were childhood friends and both also studied at the same school. Both also stayed in cricket together and were good friends for a long time. He has the answer to how things changed after du Plessis became captain. The sudden retirement of de Villiers is also starting to look suspicious because even after his retirement, he proved in the IPL for many years that the brilliance of his bat has not faded.