Dewald Brevis is a South African cricketer, also known as “Baby AB” or “Junior AB” due to his striking resemblance to the famous South African cricketer AB de Villiers.
Wiki/Biography
Dewald Brevis was born on Tuesday, April 29, 2003, in Johannesburg, South Africa (age 19 in 2022). He attended Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool in Pretoria, which was also the alma mater of De Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Jacques Rudolph, Heino Kuhn, Neil Wagner and Kruger van Wyk. Dewald revealed in an interview that he has always been a cricket enthusiast and started playing cricket in his backyard with his brother and father.
Dewald Breves childhood photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: medium ash blonde
Eye color: lavender gray
Dewald Brewis plays cricket
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Jack Blevins and his mother’s name is Yolanda Blevins. He has an older brother named Leonard Breves.
Dewald Blevis and his mother
Dewald Breves and his father
relation
He is in a relationship with Lindy Marie.
Dewald Breves and his girlfriend
Religion/Religious Views
Brevis followed Christianity. His Instagram profile says,
All glory to Jesus”
Dewald’s Instagram Profile
Profession
Dewald Brevis is a right-handed batsman and leg-spin bowler who has played for teams such as Mumbai Indians, Northern Under-13s and South Africa Under-19s. He was signed by Northern Team in April 2021 ahead of the 2021-22 domestic cricket season in South Africa. He made his debut for the South Africa Under-19 team on 8 October 2021 in the 2021-22 CSA Provincial T20 Knockout Tournament. Scored 46 off 25 balls with a strike rate of 184, including 2 fours and 4 sixes. In November 2021, he was selected for the South Africa squad for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in West Indies. He put in an exemplary performance in the match, scoring two centuries and three half-centuries, two of which were 3 and 4 runs short of a century. He scored a total of 506 runs in six innings, surpassing Shikhar Dhawan’s record of 505 runs in seven innings. He also managed to take seven wickets. Although South Africa could only reach the quarter-finals of the tournament, Breivis was named the best player of the tournament. He represented the Titan Cubs in the CSA Cubs Week in February 2022, scoring 0, 25, 41*, 58 and 62 for an average of 46.50. The IPL auction begins nine days after his final innings in the World Cup. His base price is Rs. 20 lakhs and was purchased by Mumbai Indians for Rs 3 crore.
Dewald Brevis plays for Mumbai Indians
Before the IPL, Breves had played only 8 T20 matches in his career, scoring 204 runs and 5 wickets. Breves, who was not part of Mumbai Indians’ first two matches in the eleven, made his IPL debut on April 6, 2022 against Kolkata Knight Riders in Pune. He scored 29 points on 19 balls. He took the wicket of Virat Kohli in his first IPL match, after which he smashed 49 runs off 25 balls against Punjab Kings. Brevis got Rahul Chahar to hit the most expensive knock of 170 overs in Chahar’s IPL career as he hit four consecutive sixes to score a total of 29 in an over point. As of April 2022, he holds a strike rate of 155 in IPL 2022.
dispute
In a match between RCB and Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022, Breves dismissed Virat Kohli on his first IPL delivery and allowed Virat to score just Missing the first 50 games of IPL 2022 by 2 runs. Devalder bowled a high ball that hit Virat’s pads. The on-field umpire declared him out, after which Virat used DRS but was tagged in vain. This angered Kohli and he expressed his anger by hitting the ground with his bat. This caused a stir among the media and fans. However, Virat met Brevis after the game and said:
young people. Not a bad one, hmm! The first meeting was good, got me the first ball. “
Record
- Brevis hit his longest six of 112 meters in IPL 2022.
- In the 2022 U19 World Cup, Shikhar Dhawan scored 506 points, breaking the world record for most points in a single game of the U19 World Cup.
AB de Villiers and Baby AB
Brevis has been a fan of AB de Villiers since he calls himself Baby AB. Brevis and AB de Villiers are not only similar in appearance, but also in their playing stance and gameplay. Brevis revealed in an interview,
AB de Villiers has always been one of my role models; growing up, I [used to] Watch him play”
Dewald Brevis and AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers once visited the school in Brevis, which happened to be AB de Villiers’ alma mater. Brevius heard him talk attentively about his experiences and little anecdotes. When AB was about to leave, Brevis plucked up the courage to ask for his phone number, and to his surprise, AB gave it to him. Considering Brevis’ passion for cricket, AB decided to teach him the tips and tricks of cricket. He also helped Brevis improve his game by doing net drills together. According to reports, AB often went to Brevis’ house to help him practice. AB went from being his idol to being his mentor. Brevis said in an interview,
I always wear an AB de Villiers shirt that my mother made for me. [I just love] The way he plays. He has a great attitude and loves to entertain people. It was the same with me from a very young age – whenever I batted, I also wanted to entertain and put on a good show.
He added,
AB is someone I respect and if I can play 10% like him, I will be happy. I’d love that. “
Interestingly, Brevis’ SA U19 jersey also has the number “17” printed on the back, which was the number worn by de Villiers when he made his ODI debut for the Proteas in 2005. In an interview, he revealed,
I first met AB at Affies and we have had a relationship ever since.I asked him if I could play with No. 17 [shirt] He said ‘Sure, play. That’s perfect”
Dewald Breves jersey
Favorites
- Shooting: straight or overhead, 360°
Facts/Trivia
- He is also known as AB 2.0.
- According to Brewis’ agent Weber van Wyk, it is his dream to play for the Proteas. He said in an interview,
His dream is to play for the Proteas and playing in South Africa is very important to him. “
- Brevis has become the subject of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), unique digital assets that represent real-world items such as art, music, in-game items, and videos, which are often bought and sold online using cryptocurrencies . Breves’ NFT was a clip of him hitting England’s Tom Perst for a six in the Under-19 World Cup quarter-finals in Antigua. Brevis’ NFT was sold 16 times between March 9, 2022, and April 19, 2022, at prices ranging from $200 to $444.
- In an interview, Brewis expressed his desire to play for RCB. He said,
For me, the biggest dream is to play for the Proteas and then I am a big fan of the IPL and I would love to play for RCB because both AB (de Villiers) and (Virat) Kohli are there,”
However, during the IPL player auction, RCB did not even bid for him despite the team looking for a replacement for AB de Villiers.
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