Overview

• On The Shubhankar Mishra Podcast de Villiers said Brevis is “probably the closest” heir to his all-round attacking style
• He expressed disappointment that Brevis joined Chennai Super Kings instead of his former Royal Challengers Bengaluru
• De Villiers also highlighted India’s Suryakumar Yadav and 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi as future candidates for versatile strokeplay
• Brevis scored 225 runs at a 180 strike rate in six IPL 2025 matches after joining CSK as an injury replacement
• The 22-year-old is set to feature in South Africa’s white-ball series against Australia beginning August 10