162 runs | 57 balls | 13 fours | 13 sixes. That’s what he’s done in a CSA T20 game. That’s the level of monster hitting we are talking about here. And, the guy isn’t even 20 yet.

A childhood sensation, so much so that he’s already becoming one of the most in-demand batsmen in franchise cricket without even having played for South Africa yet. Dewald Brevis, in the last one year, has smashed 30 runs off six balls in the CPL, has ended up as the highest run-scorer in the under-19 World Cup, and has the fastest 150 in T20 cricket to his name.

“Dewald Brevis. No need to say more.” When AB de Villiers gives you the stamp of approval, let’s actually say nothing more.