AB de Villiers has thrown his full support behind South Africa’s young star Dewald Brevis, praising his breakthrough performances this year while also clarifying earlier remarks he made about the youngster. Brevis, who impressed during South Africa’s recent white-ball series in Australia, is fast becoming one of the most exciting batting prospects in world cricket.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, de Villiers said: “I purely just wanted to say that a lot of teams missed out, and I think that was the message from me. People, organisers of the IPL franchises, the owners, whoever, the scouts, I felt got it horribly wrong in that main auction, not picking him up. What a fantastic opportunity they had.”
The former South African captain pointed out that both his old IPL side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Brevis’s former team, Mumbai Indians, made a mistake in letting him go.
“I think teams like RCB, obviously, he was at MI before, they decided to let go of him and not get him back. So, big loss I feel for a lot of teams, and he’s showing that now. My tweet was all about, sort of, just showing how capable this guy is, how talented he is,” de Villiers explained.
He also clarified that there was no controversy behind Brevis’s move to Chennai Super Kings.
“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 any technical or anything to do with the rules of the IPL,” he added.
While praising Brevis’s fearless approach, de Villiers also shared a piece of advice.
“Understanding the change of gears and when to take the foot off the pedal a little bit… he strikes fear into all bowling attacks,” he concluded.
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