Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has wondered whether Dewald Brevis has been the best injury replacement in IPL history. However, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had acquired the South African batter as a replacement for the injured Gurjapneet Singh during IPL 2025 as well. Brevis smashed an unbeaten 125 off 56 balls in the second T20I against Australia in Darwin on Tuesday, August 12 as well.
In a video shared on his YouTube Channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Was Gurjapneet’s injury replacement the best replacement in IPL history? Dewald Brevis got the entire credit for stopping Australia’s winning streak. He scored a century. He broke multiple records while scoring the century, and after that, AB de Villiers praised him a lot and said that he was surprised when no one picked him in the auction, and that’s an absolutely legit question.”
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“However, now he is part of the Chennai Super Kings. He came because Gurjapneet got injured. He is the new cub who will one day be a lion. He bats, fields incredibly well, and keeps as well. So Dewald Brevis has huge potential. He has also shown that he plays spin well. He is in good form as well, and could possibly be the most important injury replacement in the history of the IPL,” he shared again.
However, Aakash Chopra also added that Tim David was a great buy for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL 2025 auction as well.
“Tim David is growing in stature and how. Check his numbers in the last five games. He is playing differently. I start thinking and wondering, what a deal for RCB. It was a steal deal. They let Will Jacks go. They said they needed Tim David, who bats down the order,” he said.
“Tim David scored runs there and helped the team win. Of course, towards the end, he got injured. Not that it changed anything, Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifted the trophy for the first time. However, Tim David, what an acquisition. They got him cheap, and he is probably the best finisher in T20 cricket right now. You can check out his strike rate and consistency,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
