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Faf’s pink-letter day at Bullring
Faf du Plessis and the rest of SA’s gang will be back at the Wanderers on Saturday to play Sri Lanka in this year’s pink ODI
It was two days before Valentine’s Day‚ but Faf du Plessis wore pink underwear anyway. February 12 2016 was the day SA played England at the Wanderers in the pink one-day international to raise awareness about breast cancer. Last year‚ as in the preceding three years‚ the Bullring was swathed in pink. Which was not unlike turning into a dark alley to encounter a nightclub bouncer in a tutu. Or seeing Du Plessis yank down the waistband of his playing pants to reveal‚ with a wink and a smile‚ pink underwear. Du Plessis and the rest of SA’s gang will be back at the Wanderers on Saturday to play Sri Lanka in this year’s pink ODI – which coincides with World Cancer Awareness Day. That should be memorable enough‚ but Du Plessis will have another reason to be in the pink: the match will mark his 100th ODI. "Growing up you always want to believe you can play a game for your country and to play a hundred is something special‚" David Miller said of the player he shared a century stand with in...
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