Dewald Brevis, a batter for South Africa, is currently one of the most promising players in international cricket, but he has not yet made his national team debut.
Dewald Brevis, a batter from South Africa, is currently one of the most promising players in international cricket. Brevis has often been compared to AB de Villiers, who was the captain of South Africa when Brevis won the U-19 World Cup last year.
The 19-year-old has not yet played for the Proteas. Now, the SA20 League Commissioner, Graeme Smith, shared his thoughts on Brevis and suggested that the youngster might soon play for South Africa.
“Now, I mean, it’s fantastic that you’re talking about him. That’s what we want, you know. We want to present young players who are challenging incumbents on the stage.
I was just looking at the selection for the ODI series that is coming up. There is a lot of speculation about why South Africa isn’t picking young talent, giving them a chance, and sticking with the established players.
We would love to create a situation in which there are so many players and talking points that the selectors are under pressure to select for this, and I believe Brevis is a top talent because he plays the game with a lot of freedom.
I mean, you’ll be able to demonstrate his consistency over time. However, I mean, Donovan Ferreira’s talent—the stuff with that kind of power, the ability to also play spin, well, and pace—is huge.
If you’re going to want to keep growing in every way. Consequently, “I hope these guys all lock the door and you start seeing a lot of them playing for the Proteas over the next sort of six months,” Smith stated to NDTV during a Star Sports-organized interview.
Brevis is a member of the Mumbai Indians’ lineup for the upcoming IPL season. He is currently participating in the inaugural SA20 League season.
Brevis scored 161 runs in seven IPL matches last year, averaging 23 runs per game. Smith responded that he is hoping for the T20 league’s fever.
To catch on and boost the cricketing ecosystem in the country when asked about the SA20 League uplifting the “dying” cricketing scenario in South Africa.
I guess you can’t pull something off at this level unless you have really great partners and can afford it, you know.
Also, I mean, one of the goals was to provide South African cricket with a league that could be profitable.
It is, in my opinion, well-documented that the national team’s performances, as well as the general negativity surrounding the player and the fact that he has been in the news for the wrong reasons, have affected the fan base in South Africa.
“When we started SA20, one of our goals was to revive the fan and bring some energy back to the game. I think there certainly has been fatigue or negativity toward cricket in South Africa.”
That, I believe, has been evident during the tournament’s first two weeks. It’s been incredible to see the support we received and the energy that people in South Africa got for SA 20, and hopefully.
That will start to rub off on many factors in the game, such as the support for cricket as the sport for the Proteas. Monday nights and school nights on Tuesday nights at the wonders when kids are going to get up and go to school have been incredible.