CSK sign Dewald Brevis as replacement for injured Gurjapneet Singh

Dewald Brevis, a young South African international, has been signed by Chennai Super Kings for the remainder of IPL 2025. Brevis has been brought in as a replacement for pacer Gurjapneet Singh. Since they still had one overseas slot on their roster, they were able to sign the South African to fill the void. In the auction at the end of last year, Brevis had a base price of only INR 75 lakh, but CSK signed him for INR 2.2 crore. This is a significant coup for the five-time champions having signed one of the best young prospects in world cricket. Even though he has played only a couple of matches for South Africa so far, Brevis was already in the spotlight a few years ago, drawing comparisons with the legendary AB de Villiers. He had already appeared in ten IPL games for Mumbai Indians and continues to represent them in MLC and SA20 competitions. The 21-year-old has played 81 T20 matches so far and has a strike rate close to 145. He will come into the IPL on the back of some good form for his domestic side Titans, scoring consistently in both List A and first-class matches. He was in very good form in the SA20 as well earlier this year. Among the top 10 run getters in the tournament, Brevis finished with the highest strike rate of 184.17. He will team up with a struggling CSK team that has only won two games so far at the halfway point. Brevis is the second replacement player for CSK this season who have already signed Mumbai prodigy Ayush Mhatre to replace their regular skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad. CSK's next game is against arch-rivals Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede on April 20.