Chennai Super Kings had signed Brevis for INR 2.2 crore as an injury replacement for Gurjapneet Singh midway through IPL 2025. Aakash’s comments come after Ravichandran Ashwin, who also plays for CSK, hinted that the five-time champions might have spent more than INR 2.2 crore on Brevis. Brevis had gone unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction.

What Ravichandran Ashwin had said on CSK signing Dewald Brevis

As per the IPL rules, the price of a replacement player cannot be more than the price of the player he is replacing. Chennai Super Kings had signed Gurjapneet Singh for INR 2.2 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction, the same amount that Brevis replaced him for.

‘Is there a loophole?’: Aakash Chopra on CSK signing Dewald Brevis

Aakash Chopra felt that there was a loophole in Chennai Super Kings acquiring Dewald Brevis, stating that they might have got him for more than INR 2.2 crore.

Dewald Brevis’ IPL 2025 campaign with CSK

After coming in as replacement for Gurjapneet, the 22-year-old Brevis played six matches for the Men in Yellow and scored 225 runs, with a strike-rate of 180. He scored two half-centuries, that included a match-winning 57 runs from 23 balls against Gujarat Titans (GT).

Chennai Super Kings, who missed regular skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad due to an injury midway through the tournament, were led by former skipper MS Dhoni for the second half of the season. However, they endured a disappointing campaign after they finished in 10th and last place in the standings, with eight points from 14 matches.

The Johannesburg-born cricketer recently strengthened his chances of being retained by Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2026, with an unbeaten century against Australia. He scored 125* from 56 balls, hitting 12 fours and eight sixes, helping South Africa post 218. The Proteas clinched a 53-run win over Australia, thus levelling the three-match T20I series. The third T20I will be played in Cairns on Saturday.