‘Missed out badly’: AB de Villiers fires shots at IPL teams for ignoring Dewald Brevis during mega auction | Cricket News
AB de Villiers has called out IPL franchises for overlooking Dewald Brevis in the IPL 2025 mega auction, branding it a major missed opportunity. “There was such a golden opportunity for IPL teams to pick up Dewald Brevis! Missed out badly. CSK either got very lucky, or maybe the biggest master stroke ever. The boy can play,” De Villiers posted on X.Despite going unsold at the IPL 2025 auction, “Baby AB” Dewald Brevis was later drafted in by CSK as a replacement player during the season.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Brevis, 22, justified the hype with a stunning unbeaten 125 off 56 balls in South Africa’s 53-run win over Australia in the 2nd T20I at Brisbane. His knock, featuring eight sixes and 12 fours, shattered Faf du Plessis’ national T20 record of 119, set in 2015.Showcasing an outrageous range of strokes, the “Baby AB” propelled South Africa to 218/7, despite early wickets.Australia briefly threatened through Tim David’s 50 off 24 balls, but once he fell in the 10th over, the hosts crumbled to 165 all out in 17.4 overs. Young pacer Kwena Maphaka starred again with 3/57, dismissing Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, and Mitchell Owen. South Africa’s fielding was sharp, highlighted by Nqabayomzi Peter’s low diving catch to remove Green.Australia, however, was sloppy in the field. Matthew Kuhnemann dropped Brevis soon after his rapid half-century, and Adam Zampa spilled a chance in the powerplay. Those mistakes proved costly as Brevis accelerated, especially against spinners Maxwell (2/44) and Zampa (1/46), and targeted Josh Hazlewood in the death overs.Brevis found a key ally in Tristan Stubbs (31 off 22) during a 126-run fourth-wicket stand that took the game away from the Australians. Even a late flurry of wickets couldn’t prevent South Africa from posting a match-winning total.Australian skipper Mitchell Marsh was full of praise: “He is a young, powerful man… an upcoming player in international cricket.”The three-match T20I series now stands level at 1-1, with the decider scheduled for Saturday before the ODI leg begins.
