Here is why South Africa's next big thing Dewald Brevis is nicknamed 'Baby AB'

South Africa’s budding cricketer Dewald Brevis has been on a roll in the ongoing edition of the ICC U19 World Cup in the West Indies. He played a valiant knock in his team’s tournament opener against India before playing a match-winning knock in the next game against Uganda.

While Brevis has already lit the tournament with a couple of impactful knocks, there were some who had posters in their hands that read ‘Baby AB’. So, does the young talent have any connection with ‘Mr.360’ AB de Villiers or is he touted as the legendary batter’s successor? Let’s find out more about Dewald Brevis.

U19 World Cup: Who is Dewald Brevis? Why is he called ‘Baby AB’?

Dewald Brevis is known as ‘Baby AB’ in South Africa as his batting stance and timing have a striking resemblance to Abraham Benjamin de Villiers. This was supposedly revealed for the first time when he had scored a half-century against India last week after which the players in the South African dugout were seen holding a placard that read ‘BABY AB!’

The image went viral in no time on social media and the passionate fans of the games got to know about this exceptional talent from the ‘Rainbow Nation’. The 18-year-old has so far amassed 173 runs from two games. Apart from his 65-run knock against India, he had also scored 108 against Uganda as the 2014 winners registered a comprehensive 121-run win.

According to reports. Brevis is also dubbed as “AB 2.0” by some. While the youngster is known for his batting abilities, he is also bowls leg-spin. The South African U19 top-order batter was picked for his school’s first team at the age of 14. He played for the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) and coincidentally, it is the same school from where Dewald’s hero AB de Villiers had done his schooling.

With already a half-century and a century under his belt, Dewald Brevis would now be hoping to make his bat do the talking from here on as South Africa look to rediscover their rhythm as they hunt for their second ICC U19 World Cup. The Proteas will next be seen in action against Ireland at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Friday.