It was quite shocking and disappointing for the young Proteas batting sensation. Yet, fate had a different plan, as Brevis was signed up by the Chennai Super Kings as an injury replacement for uncapped pacer Gurjanpreet Singh in the middle of the IPL 2025.
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He had posted on X earlier this month: “There was such a golden opportunity for IPL teams to pick up Dewald Brevis at the auction! Missed out badly. CSK either got very lucky, or maybe it was the biggest master stroke ever. ? The boy can play @BrevisDewald. Mind-boggling that he wasn’t picked up at all! To think that he came in as an injury sub ?♂️?”
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) August 12, 2025
AB de Villiers' words were taken as a hint that the Chennai Super Kings had bent the rules, leading to a storm of speculation. Even the franchise had to step in and clarify that everything was done by the book.
AB de Villiers clears the air on Dewald Brevis–CSK “Masterstroke” remark
AB de Villiers was quoted as saying by News18, “I purely just wanted to say that a lot of teams missed out, and I think that was the message from me. People, organizers of the IPL franchises, the owners, whoever, and the scouts, I felt, got it horribly wrong in that main auction, not picking him up. What a fantastic opportunity they had.”
The legendary batter further made it clear that his intention was simply to point out how valuable Brevis is as a player and how surprising it was that so many teams overlooked him.
AB de Villiers denies hinting at rule breach in CSK’s Dewald Brevis deal
Explaining how his tweet was misunderstood, the former cricketer said, “I also tweeted about him being picked up at the IPL or not being picked up initially and then getting into CSK’s team because of an injury. I thought maybe some people misunderstood my tweet. It had nothing to do with anything technical or anything to do with the rules of the IPL.”
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