Follow UsR Ashwin’s comments on Chennai Super Kings’ acquisition of Dewald Brevis eventually caused enough furore that the franchise had to come out with a statement clarifying that they acquired Brevis as an injury replacement for INR 2.2 crore and were in “complete compliance with the rules and regulations of IPL”.
Earlier, Ashwin had said on his YouTube channel that CSK might have paid some extra money (apart from the 2.2 Crore) to acquire Brevis in IPL 2025.
“Dewald Brevis had a great time in the IPL last year after CSK got him in the back half of the season," Ashwin said.
"I even heard that two or three teams were also talking to him, but they had to let him go after not being able to pay extra money. He had a base price in the auction, but discussions and negotiations would have happened with his agent, that 'I'll join the team only for a certain sum of money'.
"His concept would have been that 'If I play this season, my value (for the next auction) will go higher'. So he might have told CSK, 'I'll need the extra money. ' And the team was willing to pay him extra, which is why he came in.”
This statement led to a lot of speculation over Brevis’s acquisition, and ultimately, the franchise had to come up with a statement that provided their clarification on the issue.
“Chennai Super Kings categorically clarifies that all actions taken by the franchise during the signing process of Dewald Brevis as a Replacement Player during TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 were in complete compliance with the rules and regulations of IPL,” the CSK statement said.
“In April 2025, Dewald Brevis was signed for a league fee of INR 2.2 Cr as a replacement player for the injured Gurjapneet Singh, who was picked up at the IPL 2025 Player Auction held at Abadi AI Johar Arena, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for a price of INR 2.2 Cr.
“Dewald Brevis was signed in full accordance with the IPL Player Regulations 2025-27, specifically clause 6.6 under ‘Replacement Players’,” the statement added, before quoting the exact clause that specified the rules for the acquisition.
The clause states that, “A replacement Player signed pursuant to either paragraph 6.1 or 6.2 can be recruited at a League Fee which shall not be more than the League Fee that would have been payable to the injured/unavailable Player for the relevant Season. If a Replacement Player is recruited during a Season, the League Fee actually paid to him will be reduced to take account of the Franchisee’s matches during the relevant Season which took place before he was registered and any other relevant deductions under the Player Contract.”
Brevis is currently playing for South Africa in a T20I series against Australia and is scoring runs by the bucket, with a hundred and fifty in the second and third games respectively.