Dewald Brevis has been one of the best players in the T20 circuit for the last few years. He just hits the ball so cleanly that sometimes he doesn’t even bother watching it land. A few days ago, during the London Derby in The Hundred, the young South African smashed a no-look six for London Spirit that went viral on social media. On Sunday, Sky Sports sat him down with Nasser Hussain to ask the obvious question which was how on earth does he do that?

Brevis, still only 23, answered with the calm of someone who’s been doing it since he was a kid. There was no big secret, no special drill, and definitely no plan to show anyone up. The shot simply happens when everything feels right.

That honesty is what makes the conversation so refreshing. In an age of over-coached, over-analysed batting, here’s a player who still talks about “feel” and “fun” like they matter more than anything else. The video has gone viral and plenty of people have loved the thought process that goes behind.

How the no-look six actually works, explains Dewald Brevis

Brevis starts with the basics most coaches preach but few players truly master. A strong, still base. Watching the ball for as long as possible. Letting it come to him instead of lunging at it. Even now, before big games, he hits hours of cover drives and straight drives just to lock that foundation in place.

The famous head-down finish is not something he ever decides to do. When his head stays down through contact, the whole shot slows down in his mind. Hips, feet and hands arrive together. The ball leaves the middle of the bat with that pure, solid feel, and he already knows it’s gone. Looking up becomes unnecessary.

He has never once premeditated the shot. AB de Villiers once told him not to overthink it, and Brevis took the advice seriously. “It’s just natural,” he says. “I’ve never focused on it.” Even when Nasser tried (and mostly failed) to copy him in the nets, Brevis just smiled and kept it simple: keep your head down, watch the ball, trust the rest.

Dewald Brevis is not the flashy young batter showing off, but a player who has turned pure instinct into one of the most recognisable shots in modern cricket and still watches the replays on the train home like any other fan.