The coming season from the Indian Premier League (IPL) may have been removed for six months, but the cash-rich franchise T20 reaches the headlines after former India off-spinner Ravichannder Ashwin claimed that Chennai Super Kings has concluded an Under-Tafel-Deal to sign the previous season.
The entire Brevis-CSK-Saga came up after the South African had hit Australia against Australia a few days ago. After the hundred and former South African captain AB de Villiers claimed that Brevis CSK's largest “Masterstroke” was missing, while nine other IPL teams missed a “golden chance”.
Brevis was signed by CSK instead of wounded Pacer Gurjapneet Singh for a quantity £2.2 Crore After the 22-year-old was not sold in the IPL 2025 MEGA auction despite a basic price of £75 Lakhs. In the video, Ashwin revealed that many teams wanted to sign Brevis as a replacement.
But CSK won the right -handed, known as 'Baby AB', after intense negotiations with his agents. The 38-year-old explained that players such as Brevis have the negotiating power, because they know that they will get more than their basic price at the auction next year if they will be performed properly.
“About Brevis. He had a great time as the last time with CSK. In fact, a few teams spoke with him. A few teams left him because of the prize. When he was signed as a replacement, he was supposed to be signed against the basic price,” Ashwin said.
“But what happens is that you talk to the agents and the player will say, if you give me an extra amount, I will come. That happens because the player knows if he will be released next season, he will go for good money. So his concept was that you pay me good money now, I will go for more next year,” ” £10 crore.
“And CSK was ready to pay him, that's why he came. In the rear half the CSK combination was strong. They will go with £30 Crore in IPL 2026 Mini auction, “he added. Ashwin comments have caused speculation about the under-the-table formula formula of IPL teams while trying to sign big names after auction as injuries.
Payments outside the contract are considered a violation of behavior and can lead to fines for both parties – player and the franchise.
How Dewald Brevis performed in IPL 2025?
In IPL 2025, Brevis scored 225 runs in six games for CSK, as a result of which stability was added to the middle order and also hit two fifties. During the season, Brevis 17 Sixes, the second most by a CSK breach that in 2025. Before he came to CSK, Brevis had played 10 games for Mumbai Indians.
