world cup selection controversy and South Africa's disappointing world cup performances - his autobiography gives a unique, behind the scene perspective into all of these and more. Another important team practice that Du Plessis held dear was the “no cell phone” policy for a half-hour after a game. I can appreciate the light it sheds on the ineptitude of South African cricket management and administration as well as the difficulties this in turn creates. It reflects in his decisions early on in his professional career when he turned down a lucrative Kolpak deal that would enable him to play for England, right to the end of his international career when he tried to work with Cricket South Africa to find a way for him to play the ICC T20 World Cup in 2021.

The Du Plessis-Boucher partnership, in addition to Graeme Smith being appointed as Director of Cricket and Jacques Kallis as a batting consultant, was supposed to herald a new day in South African cricket. He was also disturbed to see players focused on their cell phones right after a loss to Australia because the first thirty minutes after a game, in Du Plessis’ view, are crucial for team players to connect with one another.I felt the writing style could have been much crisper, tighter and a more linear pattern of storytelling would have been a better choice. The books is at times uncomfortable to plough through as it smacks of a bumbling self-absorbed child with a victim mentality. Du Plessis would feel this way when he made his international debut for South Africa in January 2011, shortly after an important culture camp held at Hennops River in Centurion. he describes just one game of the T20 against England and doesn't mention the score or the other games in the series.

He bares his soul on these pages and acknowledges all the mistakes he made in his life and how he owned up to it and how it helped him grow.While he lacks the warmth I look for in a coach, his behaviour towards me might not have been him ignoring me. A great book from someone who has for a very long time been a shadow of bigger personalities on the playing field. Change country: -Select- Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U.

Faf: Through Fire explores the human element of an accomplished international cricketer, who was driven to serve South African cricket by investing in the human beings that represented all of South Africa on the cricket field. However, Du Plessis clarifies that Boucher’s man-management style may have been different and incompatible with his own.There is the public persona-the tattooed, fashion-conscious, mentally tough, immensely popular and yet, at times, misunderstood Du Plessis. He also explores the destructive relationships, offering his perspective, in devastating detail, on his final years of international cricket. The focus on soft skills drove Du Plessis to interact with players new to the team environment through regular coffee and meals. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

In sharing his immense learning and wisdom in this book, du Plessis has made a book suitable for anyone looking to learn for life. After being hailed as a child prodigy in school cricket, Du Plessis’ road to becoming an international cricketer in January 2011 was long-winded, unlike his schoolmate and friend, AB de Villiers, who made his international debut in December 2004.It doesn't get too much into technicalities and that's why it was way more enjoyable than I had expected. It may appear as if Boucher lacks the warmth and soft skills to develop a relationship with Du Plessis.