Dewald Brevis, popularly known as Baby AB, is a South African cricketer, who is known for his resemblance with the popular South African cricketer, AB de Villiers.In an interview, Dewald revealed that he has been passionate about cricket since he was a toddler. He said that he started playing cricket in his backyard with his elder brother and his father. [2]ICC In an interview, Brevis disclosed that his elder brother also aimed to be a cricketer. He said, As a youngster, me and my brother always played backyard cricket, he had such a big ambition also for the game, there was lots of passion, lots of laughter, lots of tears..Brevis has always been a fan of AB de Villiers. He resembles him in terms of looks as well as in terms of gameplay and stance. In an interview, Brevis revealed, AB de Villiers has always been one of my role-models; from a young age, growing up, I [used to] watch him play, Dewald Brevis with AB de Villiers.In April 2021, he was approached by the Northerns before the 202122 domestic cricket season in South Africa.On 8 October 2021, he made his Twenty20 debut for the South Africa Under-19s in the 202122 CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out tournament. He racked up 46 runs, which includes two fours and four sixes from 25 balls with a strike rate of 184.In November 2021, he was signed for South Africas team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. He showcased stellar performance throughout the tournament which includes a massive 138 against Bangladesh, 104 against Uganda, 97 against England, 96 against Ireland, and 65 against India. He scored a total of 506 runs in six innings and took seven wickets throughout the tournament. Although his team could not make it past the quarterfinals, he was named the Player of the Tournament. [3]ICC.In February 2022, he represented the Titans Cubs at the CSA Cubs Week. He played with an average of 46.50 and scored 0, 25, 41*, 58, and 62.Nine days after Brevis last Under 19 Worldcup innings, the Indian Premier League (IPL) players auction started. He had a base price of Rs. 20 lakhs but was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 3 crore. Dewald Brevis playing for Mumbai Indians.In an interview, Brevis expressed his desire to play for RCB. He said, For me, the biggest dream is to play for the Proteas and then I am such a big fan of the IPL, I would love to play for RCB because AB (de Villiers) and (Virat) Kohli are there, Although RCB was in search of a replacement for AB de Villiers upon his retirement, it did not even bid for Brevis during the IPL auction.Brevis had the experience of only 8 T20 matches in his career before IPL and had 204 runs and 5 wickets to his name.