IPL: Competition in the franchise to get Baby AB??

S Venkateshwari
IPL: Competition in the franchise to get Baby AB??


In the IPL mega auction, a player whose age is just 18 years 289 days caught the attention of cricket lovers. Uncapped South African batsman Dewald Brevis was bought by mumbai Indians for 30 million in the mega auction of the indian Premier League 2022. There was a lot of competition in the franchise to get him, finally, MI stamped his name by paying 3 crores.


The nickname of the young cricketer is "Baby AB de Villiers". Brevis was declared man of the series in the recently concluded ICC Under-19 cricket world cup in West Indies. In six innings, Brevis had scored 506 runs at an average of 84.33 and a strike rate of 90.19.


Who is Baby Ab?

Brevis is the highest run-scorer in the U19 world cup 2022. He has scored the most three half-centuries, almost two centuries. During this, he hit 45 fours and 18 sixes. Brevis left shikhar dhawan behind with 506 runs in 6 innings of 6 matches. In 2004, dhawan scored 505 runs in 7 innings of 7 matches.

Brevis, one of the high-profile names in the Under-19 world cup, impressed everyone with his scintillating batting performance. Like AB de Villiers, he plays new types of shots on the pitch. 



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