India, March 20 -- For their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, the Namibia U-19 cricket team have appointed Faf du Plessis as captain. The announcement confused many cricket fans, due to the presence of another cricketer with the same, in the guise of legendary South African Du Plessis.

The 17-year-old Du Plessis is also a right-handed batter and a handy leg-break bowler. He has represented Namibia U-19 in three previous appearances previously, and will lead the side in the Division 1 Qualifiers.

The squad announcement also left social media in splits, as fans initially got confused with Du Plessis' name, and confused it with the former South African player, who will be in action in IPL 2025.

In the Division 1 Qualifiers, Namibia U-19 wil...