Adelaide — Not many batsmen are booed for scoring a century‚ but that was Faf du Plessis’ fate when he raised his bat to celebrate his sixth test ton in Adelaide on Thursday. Du Plessis’ 118 not out anchored South Africa’s first innings of 258/9 declared on the first day of the third test against Australia. And, while the South African captain’s performance was hailed by most in the crowd of 32,255‚ he was booed by a small section – presumably for being found guilty on Tuesday of ball-tampering during the second test in Hobart. Du Plessis said the crowd’s disapproval‚ which was at its loudest when he took guard‚ had taken him by surprise. "I was expecting a bit of hostility but not to that extent‚" he said. "When I came in, I was quite aware of it and, as the innings went on, it disappeared a bit. "But‚ to be really honest‚ when I got to a hundred, I wasn’t expecting to still get booed. So that was pretty disappointing." Not that the crowd’s behaviour could take away from his satisf...
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