Dewald Brevis SA Debut – It is great news for Baby AB, South African hard-hitting opener Dewald Brevis is all set for the Proteas’ debut very soon. The youngster will be fast-tracked into the South Africa squad without any experience of playing domestic cricket. The Proteas coaches feel that the inclusion of Baby AB in the South African squad will massively improve the squad strength of the side. Follow Cricket Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
Dewald Brevis SA Debut: Baby AB set for SouthAfrica DEBUT soon as new coaches set plans to FAST-TRACK youngster to Proteas senior team without playing DOMESTIC Cricket, Check Details
The 19-year-old destructive batter shot into the limelight after his amazing performance in the ICC U19 World Cup that took place in 2022. He, much like David Warner will be transitioned into the Senior team without any prior experience of domestic cricket.
Dewald Brevis STATS in Y-ODIs
| Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | |
| B’desh U19 | 1 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| England U19 | 1 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| India U19 | 1 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Ireland U19 | 1 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| SL Under-19s | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Uganda U19 | 1 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| W Indies U19 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Dewald Brevis SA Debut: Baby AB set for SouthAfrica DEBUT soon as new coaches set plans to FAST-TRACK youngster to Proteas senior team without playing DOMESTIC Cricket, Check Details
Shukri Conrad and Rob Walter who is the current South Africa coaches are keen to bring on the explosive batter in the squad pool of the Proteas. Dewald Brevis is now one of the most talked-about names in South African cricket. After an impressive U19 World Cup tournament where he was the highest run-getter, he slammed 162 runs off just 57 deliveries in a domestic T20 game, in 2022.
“There’s a lot of noise around Brevis. We know how good he is. He has shown it in SA20, he has played some good cricket and he has been pretty consistent in T20 cricket,” Nkwe told Espncricinfo.
“In terms of youngsters, the reality moving forward, we might have to do a David-Warner type of approach where there is going to be the transition phase from under-19 cricket into professional cricket through T20 and then ODI and then Test cricket. That’s something we foresee happening in the future,” he added.
Dewald Brevis SA Debut: Baby AB set for SouthAfrica DEBUT soon as new coaches set plans to FAST-TRACK youngster to Proteas senior team without playing DOMESTIC Cricket, Check Details
As far as the shortest format of the game is concerned, Brevis has his fair share of experience in T20s. Along with the IPL, Brevis has featured in CPL and the ongoing SA20, he has played 37 T20 matches and 6 List A games.
“We understand someone like Brevis has a lot of cricket to play and now we have to see how we get him to that longer format? We know that he can offer a lot to South African cricket,” Nkwe said.
South Africa Cricket Director said – “There’s a lot of noise around Dewald Brevis. We know how good he is. He has been pretty consistent in T20 cricket. We might have to do a David Warner type of approach – U-19 to T20Is, ODIs to Test cricket”. (On ESPNcricinfo)
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“Both coaches are big believers in looking after the younger generation but also not just throwing them in the deep end. It’s about having a very clear detailed plan of every individual who has been identified and how they are going to form part of the Proteas set-up.”
Though a decision on his inclusion into the team is yet to be decided, however, things are looking good for the youngster. Brevis began his SA20 campaign on a splendid note when he slammed 70 from 41 and then went on to register a powerful 42-run knock-off 34 deliveries in the third game for MI Cape Town.
Dewald Brevis SA Debut: Baby AB set for SouthAfrica DEBUT soon as new coaches set plans to FAST-TRACK youngster to Proteas senior team without playing DOMESTIC Cricket, Check Details
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