Dewald Bravis is a young player from South Africa. He made his IPL debut against Sunrisers Hyderabad for Chennai Super Kings on Friday. Brevis Junior is also famous as AB de Villiers.

Brevis got this name only during the time of 2022 Under -19 Cricket World Cup. People started calling him as junior AB de Villiers and Baby AB. He had given 506 runs in only 6 innings.

Brevis is called Baby AB because his way of batting matches South African veteran AB de Villiers. Brevis plays in an impeccable manner just like him and more than one to put an incredible shot.

After a good performance in the Under -19 Cricket World Cup, Brevis got the contract of IPL in 2022 itself. There was a tough competition between Chennai and Mumbai to buy Brevis. But Mumbai bought him for Rs 3 crore while winning.

At the same time, Brevis was unusual for the IPL 2025 season. He did not find any buyer. But Chennai’s team joined the Brevis Replacement. After this, on Friday, he also made his debut for Chennai.

Brevis played a brilliant innings for CSK. Brevis scored 42 runs in 25 balls at a strike rate of 168. In this innings, he hit 1 four and 4 sixes. Brevis was made his victim by fast bowler Harshal Patel.