Vinay Kumar
Dewald Brevis, the captain of South Africa’s Under-19 team, has given his reaction after his name was selected in the list of IPL 2022 Mega Auction. In the ICC U-19 World Cup, 2022 cricket tournament, he batted tremendously and made cricket lovers crazy. He is called the ‘Baby de Villiers’ of South African cricket.
It is worth noting that his name is also included in the list of players selected in the auction of IPL 2022 Mega Auction. He tweeted and thanked God for his name being chosen. Let us tell you that his base price in this auction is 20 lakh rupees. The mega auction will take place on February 12 and 13 of this month in Bengaluru.
Baby de Villiers shared his photo in RCB jersey
Brevis wrote, “Thanks God! Shortlisted for the auction of biggest league in the world @IPL” Earlier, he had expressed his desire to play for this team by putting a photo of himself in the ‘Royal Challengers Bangalore’ jersey on his official Twitter account. Significantly, Brevis scored 362 runs in 4 matches played in the ICC U-19 World Cup, 2022 at an average of 90.50 and strike rate of 86.39. He played a brilliant innings of 65 runs against India (IND U-19 vs SA U-19 2022). Former South African cricket team batsman AB de Villiers, (AB de Villiers) will no longer play in the IPL.
Being compared to de Villiers
Brevis, who performed well in the ICC U-19 World Cup 2022, is being seen as a replacement for AB de Villiers. In the world of cricket, he is being called ‘Baby AB de Villiers’, ‘Baby AB’ and ‘ABD 2.0’. If you do not, then it will be clear that while batting, his style, standing style and way of shooting is also completely like AB de Villiers.
Thanks God! Shortlisted for the auction of biggest league in the world @IPL ..#IPLAuction2022 #CricSa pic.twitter.com/OKB23laGqv
— Dewald Brevis (@Dewald17Brevis) February 2, 2022
It is worth noting that in the match played against India in the ICC T20 World Cup, 2022, he scored the best half-century. Like AB de Villiers, Brevis puts shots all around the field, ie, 360 degree area. He is already aware of his comparison with de Villiers. He says that he also wants to live up to the expectations of sports lovers.