Dewald Brevis Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dewald Brevis

• Dewald Brevis, popularly generally known as Baby AB, is a South African cricketer, who is thought for his resemblance with the favored South African cricketer, AB de Villiers.

• In an interview, Dewald revealed that he has been enthusiastic about cricket since he was a toddler. He mentioned that he began taking part in cricket in his yard along with his elder brother and his father. In an interview, Brevis disclosed that his elder brother additionally aimed to be a cricketer. He mentioned,
  

  As a teen, me and my brother at all times performed yard cricket, he had such a giant ambition additionally for the sport, there was a number of ardour, a number of laughter, a number of tears.”

• Brevis has at all times been a fan of AB de Villiers. He resembles him when it comes to appears in addition to when it comes to gameplay and stance. In an interview, Brevis revealed,
  

  AB de Villiers has at all times been one among my role-models; from a younger age, rising up, I [used to] watch him play,”

  

  Dewald Brevis with AB de Villiers

• In April 2021, he was approached by the Northerns earlier than the 2021–22 home cricket season in South Africa.

• On 8 October 2021, he made his Twenty20 debut for the South Africa Under-19s within the 2021–22 CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out event. He racked up 46 runs, which incorporates two fours and 4 sixes from 25 balls with a strike charge of 184.

• In November 2021, he was signed for South Africa’s group for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup within the West Indies. He showcased stellar efficiency all through the event which features a huge 138 towards Bangladesh, 104 towards Uganda, 97 towards England, 96 towards Ireland, and 65 towards India. He scored a complete of 506 runs in six innings and took seven wickets all through the event. Although his group couldn’t make it previous the quarterfinals, he was named the Player of the Tournament. 

• In February 2022, he represented the Titans Cubs on the CSA Cubs Week. He performed with a mean of 46.50 and scored 0, 25, 41*, 58, and 62.

• Nine days after Brevis’ final Under 19 Worldcup innings, the Indian Premier League (IPL) participant’s public sale began. He had a base worth of Rs. 20 lakhs however was purchased by Mumbai Indians for Rs 3 crore.
  

  Dewald Brevis taking part in for Mumbai Indians

• Brevis had the expertise of solely 8 T20 matches in his profession earlier than IPL and had 204 runs and 5 wickets to his identify.

• He was not made part of the taking part in eleven within the first two matches of Mumbai Indians.

• He made his IPL debut towards Kolkata Knight Riders on 6 April 2022 in Pune and scored 29 runs off 19 balls.

• In a match towards RCB, he took Virat Kohli’s wicket on his first supply of IPL.

• In a match towards Punjab Kings, he slammed 49 runs off 25 balls. He hit a 4 earlier than 4 consecutive sixes making a complete of 29 runs in an over delivered by legspinner, Rahul Chahar, which turned out to grow to be Chahar’s costliest over of his profession’s 170 overs. As of April 2022, he maintained a strike charge of 155 in IPL 2022.

• AB de Villiers as soon as visited Brevis’ faculty, which has names like De Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Jacques Rudolph, Heino Kuhn, Neil Wagner, and Kruger van Wyk in its checklist of Alumni. ABD shared his experiences and anecdotes with the scholars together with Brevis, who have been listening to him intently. When it was time for AB de Villiers to bid goodbye to the scholars, Brevis requested him for his contact quantity. ABD gave him his contact particulars and in addition determined to personally coach him and educate him the guidelines and methods of cricket. The duo began having web classes collectively.

• Reportedly, AB even used to go to Brevis’ home for serving to him to apply. Gradually, de Villiers transitioned from being his idol to his mentor.

• In an interview, Brevis expressed,
  

  I at all times wore my AB de Villiers shirt that my mom made for me. [I just love] the best way he performs. He has an important mindset and he likes to entertain individuals. From a younger age I used to be the identical – I additionally wished to entertain and put up a giant present at any time when I batted.”

  He added,

  AB is somebody I look as much as and if I can play solely 10 per cent like him I’ll be glad. I’d love that.”

• Inspired by his idol, Brevis’ selected the quantity ‘17’ for his SA U19 world cup jersey as De Villiers sported quantity 17 for his ODI debut for the Proteas again in 2005.
  

  Dewald Brevis jersey

• In an interview, he revealed,
  

  I met AB for the primary time at Affies and we kind of had a relationship since then. I requested him then if I may play with the no.17 [shirt] and he mentioned ‘sure, play with it. That’s good”

• According to Brevis’ agent, Weber van Wyk, his dream is to play for Proteas. In an interview, he mentioned,
  

  His dream is to play for the Proteas and taking part in in South Africa is essential to him.”

• Brevis has been made the topic of a non-fungible token (NFT), which is a non-interchangeable unit of knowledge saved on a blockchain, a type of digital ledger, that may be offered and traded. His NFT, which was offered 16 instances from 9 March 2022 to 19 April 2022 for USD200 to USD444, is a video clip of him launching England’s Tom Prest over long-on for six in the course of the under-19 World Cup quarter-final in Antigua.

• In an interview, Brevis revealed that his mom at all times believed in him and his potential to grow to be a profitable cricketer. He mentioned,
  

  My mum at all times instructed me to consider that I used to be going to do one thing in sports activities, and cricket is what I need to do, that’s what retains me pushed.”