'Dhoni's Room Is Always...': Amid Hookah Controversy, CSK Youngster Makes Stunning Revelation

Dewald Brevis praises MS Dhoni’s humbleness, reacalls the time spent with the legend during his memorable stint with Chennai Super Kings at the IPL 2025.

Dewald Brevis, fondly known as ‘Baby AB’, turned out to be Chennai Super Kings’ trump card towards the business end of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The 5-time champions were already struggling in the season, while Gurjapneet Singh’s injury further marred their campaign. That’s when CSK signed Brevis as an injury replacement and the move paid off.

Except for a single setback, against RCB (0), Brevis made a significant impact in the rest of his outings. In 6 matches for CSK, the 22-year-old hammered 13 fours and 17 sixes to garner 225 runs at a strike rate of 153. He also registered two half-centuries in the tournament.

Reflecting on his CSK stint, Brevis shared his experiences with the Yellow Army. Speaking to AB de Villiers on YouTube, the youngster recalled his ‘incredible’ IPL experience.

“I’ll always remember like, whenever I tell people it’s amazing. I had amazing times, my four years [in IPL]. It was incredible," Brevis told De Villiers.

The right-hand batter also opened up on his relationship with MS Dhoni, highlighting the humbleness of the legendary wicketkeeper-batter.

“And I had to go through all of the journey like it’s been beautiful, and the one thing that I can just say from MS [Dhoni] is his humbleness and who he is as a person that stood out for me. How he is basically off the field, the time he has for players, for people," Brevis added.

Speaking about his spent with the former CSK captain in IPL 2025, Brevis said Dhoni’s ‘room door’ is always open.

“His room door is always open. If he’s sleeping, that’s the only time it’s closed. And I found myself a few times in his room just sitting there with whatever he’s busy like chatting to him about his hobbies, watching cricket, and yeah, that’s just amazing and just to see how what he does like off the field and like everyone knows what he does on the field and at training and yeah just it’s very special," he concluded.

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