IPL 2022: ‘Dewald Brevis reminds me of Kevin Pietersen with the way he dominates bowlers,’ says Graeme Swann

The
18-year-old
cricketer
played
another
whirlwind
knock
for
his
franchise
Mumbai
Indians
against
Lucknow
Super
Giants
on
Saturday
(April
16)
at
the
Brabourne
Stadium.
The
right-handed
batsman
showcased
his
affinity
to
play
big
shots
and
scored
a
quickfire
13-ball
31
against
LSG.

This
knock
was
laced
with
six
exquisite
boundaries.
The
teenager
hit
a
breathtaking
six
straight
down
the
ground
off
the
Dushmantha
Chameera
and
didn’t
even
bother
looking
at
the
ball.
He
scored
at
an
incredible
strike
rate
of
238.46
and
left
everyone
in
awe.

In
the
previous
game,
the
youngster
smashed
25-ball
49
against
Punjab
Kings
and
such
was
the
ferocity
of
his
knock
that
the
upcoming
Protea
star
plundered
29
runs
from
a
Rahul
Chahar
over.
Brevis
–
who
is
fondly
called
‘Baby
AB’ for
his
quality
to
play
360-degree
shots
–
hammered
four
consecutive
sixes
off
Chahar
and
the
longest
of
them
was
112-meter
long.

Watching
him
play
two
back-to-back
explosive
knocks,
former
England
cricketer
Graeme
Swann
compared
the
youngster
with
one
of
his
teammates,
Kevin
Pietersen.
Pietersen,
who
is
South
Africa
born
but
travelled
to
England
to
pursue
his
international
career,
ended
up
establishing
himself
as
one
of
the
most
destructive
batsmen
the
game
has
seen
and
also
as
one
of
the
most
impactful
English
batters
of
all
time
across
formats.

The
former
England
captain
was
known
for
changing
the
complexion
of
the
game
with
his
aggressive
batting
performances.

“Nevermind
AB,
he
reminds
me
of
another
South
African
with
initials
‘KP’
(Kevin
Pietersen).
(He
is)
Tall,
looks
to
dominate
the
bowlers,
dominate
with
his
presence
at
the
crease,
a
horror
to
bowlers,”
Swann
said
in
the
commentary
box.

Former
New
Zealand
cricketer-turned-commentator
Danny
Morrison
seconded
Swann’s
observation
and
said,
“Yeah,
I
concur.
He
really
does
remind
me
of
Kevin
Pietersen.
His
presence
at
the
crease,
wide
stance,
looks
through
the
bowlers,
hits
through
the
line,
keeps
the
head
down
right
through
the
stroke,
and
presence
for
sure.”