Follow UsRavichandran Ashwin’s statements have opened up a can of worms, as the five-time IPL winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are all over the headlines. On his YouTube channel, Ashwin revealed how CSK had managed to land the 22-year-old Dewald Brevis, but made a controversial revelation that the franchise paid him extra cash.
"DB [Dewald Brevis] had an outstanding second half of the season for CSK. I came to understand two or three other teams also spoke with him but they missed picking because of having to pay extra money,” Ashwin said in the YouTube video.
“While picking up a player mid-season, there will be discussions with the player's agent to negotiate on an 'X' amount apart from the base price to acquire his services. CSK were willing to pay the extra money due to which he (Brevis) came into the franchise."
That comment has now landed the franchise in a soup, as former KKR batter-turned commentator, Aakash Chopra, has questioned the franchise for exploiting the ‘loophole’.
“Ashwin has disclosed that he asked for more money. Is there any provision to give him more money than he should have gotten officially? In such a case, can the purse limit be broken? Is there a loophole there, which Ashwin has highlighted?” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
“Ashwin is saying that players ask for more money, and according to him, the Chennai Super Kings agreed as well. Since Ashwin has said it, I believe Brevis would have asked for more money. In case you have given more than ₹2.20 crore, as it’s a plan for next year, if there was a loophole, you have exploited it,” he added.
In all certainty, the franchise will retain the youngster for INR 2.2 crore, as he was one of their best batters in IPL 2025, scoring 225 runs at an average of 37.50.