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South Africa’s Dewald Brevis has emerged as an explosive batter who can destroy the best of bowling attacks on his day. The 19-year-old also known as Baby AB recently put on an exhibition in the ongoing CSA T20 Challenge as he scored 172 runs off 57 balls while playing for the Titans against the Knights. Brevis also set the record for scoring the fastest 150 off 52 balls. 

With the batter wreaking havoc on the bowlers, Brevis was asked about who he would choose as the batting partner between Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and AB de Villiers. Brevis had no second thoughts about his answer as the 19-year-old quickly took Tendulkar’s name. He also revealed his pick between the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). 

Featuring in a Question-and-Answer session on ESPNcricinfo’s ‘You Have to Answer’, Brevis also made a choice between two popular shots of two stylish batters. When the Proteas batter was asked about which shot between de Villiers’ ramp shot and Rohit Sharma’s pull shot he would play, Brevis chose the former. Between Alland Donald and Dale Steyn, the new-generation ABD went with Steyn gun. 

Question: AB de Villiers’ ramp shot or Rohit Sharma’s pull?

Answer: AB de Villiers’ ramp shot

Question: Allan Donald or Dale Steyn?

Answer: Dale Steyn

Question: Batting with Sachin Tendulkar or Virat Kohli-AB de Villiers?

Answer: Batting with Tendulkar

Question: IPL or CPL?

Answer: IPL

Notably, Brevis played for Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022. The 19-year-old had a decent season having scored 161 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 142.48. His five sixes in an over against Punjab Kings' Rahul Chahar were the highlight of Brevis 'fearless batting. The South African burst out of the scenes during the U19 World Cup as he ended with 506 runs against his name which he amassed in eight matches.