Brevis emerges as key part of CSK's future plans

CSK's IPL 2025 season has been a disappointment, but they have found some positives in Dewald Brevis and Ayush Mhatre. Brevis has been impressive in the middle overs, striking at 170.10, and has been key in CSK's few wins.

Brevis' impressive stats

• Striking at 170.10 in middle overs
• Has collectively struck at 174.41 with Mhatre in middle overs
• Averages 41.25 at a strike rate of 170.1 in IPL 2025
• Has a dot percentage of 28.8 and boundary percentage of 21.64

Brevis' progress across formats

• Scored 573 runs at 47.75 with two hundreds in CSA Four-Day first-class tournament
• Aggregated 398 runs at 66.33 (SR: 156.07) in Provincial One Day Challenge
• Key to MI Cape Town's title win in SA20, with 291 runs at 48.50 (SR: 184.17)

CSK's need for balance

• Brevis' ascendancy alongside Mhatre, Noor Ahmad, and Khaleel's exploits perhaps hint at a need for a proper balance between experience and youth
• CSK have fielded 10 players aged 27 or younger, while 12 are over 28
• The gulf in performance of their young guns and that of the seasoned ones this time around paints an interesting picture