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News India Live, Digital Desk: In the world of cricket, it is very easy to tag an emerging player as the ‘next superstar’. Dewald Brewis, affectionately known as ‘Baby AB’, has been the greatest example of this tag. From the Under-19 World Cup to the IPL grounds, Brewis impressed everyone with his style. But now, with the year 2025 coming to an end, what former South African great Herschelle Gibbs has said has made everyone think.
Gibbs’s words that can hurt
Herschelle Gibbs is known for his outspoken opinions on social media. He recently expressed his displeasure with Brevis’s play. Gibbs believes that there has been no change or improvement in Brevis’s game for quite some time. He says that if a player is making the same mistakes again and again and his technique or game-awareness (understanding of the match) is not improving, then he is not ready for the international level.
Just looking ‘Baby Abby’ isn’t enough
The problem for Dewald Brewis is that he has been compared to legends like AB de Villiers. Fans want to see him playing the same trademark shots of De Villiers on the field. But Gibbs has shown the mirror of reality and said that just looking like De Villiers or hitting a few sixes does not make one a big player. In cricket, ‘consistency’ and learning from one’s mistakes is most important, in which Brewis seems to be lagging behind at the moment.
Is Brewis’s career under pressure?
30 December 2025 is a day of churning for South African cricket. On one side there are T20 leagues around the world and on the other side there is the pride of playing for our country for a long time. Behind the harsh criticism that Gibbs has expressed, perhaps there is a concern hidden for the future of South Africa. Will Brevis be limited to a T20 spell or will he be able to achieve the same status as De Villiers?