IPL | ‘CSK has struck gold’ – R Ashwin breaks silence after backlash over Dewald Brevis comments | Cricket News
R Ashwin has issued a clarification after his comments on Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) acquisition of South Africa’s Dewald Brevis sparked a huge controversy on social media.CSK had to put out a statement after Ashwin claimed that the franchise paid an “extra” amount to Dewald Brevis, who had a base price of Rs 75 lakh in the mega auction and went unsold. The South African was later roped in by CSK as an injury replacement for Gurjapneet Singh.“I just want to say this. I focus more on cricket rather than the chatter on social media,” Ashwin said on his Hindi YouTube channel Ash Ki Baat.“We make videos on YouTube to give our opinions. People who watch our videos don’t do any wrongdoing. However, those who don’t watch can twist the statements according to their whims and fancies. In today’s world, news can be made based on one statement or headline.
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“The way Brevis is batting, CSK has struck gold. The decision to bring him on board is very good.“The franchise has struck gold during the purple patch of Dewald Brevis. He has been batting really well; he hits big sixes. Power-striker, monstrous hitter against spin,” he added.South African batting sensation Dewald Brevis scored the fastest T20I fifty for his country against Australia, reaching the milestone in just 22 balls during the series-deciding third T20I at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns on Saturday. His explosive innings of 53 runs from 26 balls included multiple boundaries and consecutive sixes.Brevis surpassed his own record of 25 balls set earlier in the week during the second T20I in Darwin. The previous record was held by JP Duminy, who scored a 31-ball fifty in Melbourne in 2009.The 22-year-old also broke the record for the quickest fifty against Australia on their home soil, beating Ravi Bopara’s 23-ball effort in Hobart in 2014.Prior to this match, Brevis had demonstrated his batting prowess in the second T20I with an unbeaten 125 off 56 balls. This innings included the second-fastest century for South Africa in T20Is, achieved in 41 balls, second only to David Miller’s 35-ball century against Bangladesh in 2017.
