While it has been months that the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 culminated with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lifting their maiden title, beating the likes of Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the summit clash,
the talks around the tournament are still on with the ongoing trade window. However, Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) captain Sanju Samson has been the centre amid ongoing trade rumours, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have also found themselves amidst talks.
While a CSK official had earlier confirmed of them eyeing to sign Samson, the Yellow Army was also in news after reports hit the roof around Ravichandran Ashwin’s possible departure from the franchise. However, the former India all-rounder has quashed these rumours several times now.
CSK sign Dewald Brevis under IPL Player Regulations 2025-27
Amidst this, CSK have roped in South Africa star player, Dewald Brevis under the IPL Player Regulations 2025-27. Dewald Brevis was signed in full accordance with the Player Regulations, specifically clause 6.6 under ‘Replacement Players’ which states, “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.”
It is to be noted that Brevis was signed for a league fee of INR 2.2 Crore as a replacement players for injured Gurjapreet Singh in April 2025. In six matches he played for CSK in IPL 2025, he amassed 225 runs at an average of 37.50 and a strike rate of 180.00. He was previously part of Mumbai Indians (MI), with whom he played 10 matches.
Speaking of his T20 numbers, he has played 81 T20s and scored 1787 runs with a highest score of 162. He made his T20I debut for South Africa in 2023 and has played two T20Is so far.
