Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star Dewald Brevis revealed how he did not follow an advice KL Rahul gave him in his debut IPL season. Brevis, who missed the first few matches of the ongoing IPL 2026 season, is likely to return to action against the Delhi Capitals (DC) on Saturday, April 11.

In a conversation with CSK legend Ravichandran Ashwin, Brevis revealed how KL Rahul had adviced the youngster to be true to himself. However, he admitted to not following the same and learning his lesson the hard way eventually.

“Even in my young days, I remember KL Rahul told me my first IPL, always be true to yourself. That was his advice. What did I do? I went out, and I wasn’t true to myself at the start. But it was a beautiful journey. It has been great,” he said on Ashwin’s YouTube channel.

He reckoned that going through a difficult phase was important for his career. Before being a part of CSK, Brevis played three seasons for the Mumbai Indians (MI), having made his IPL debut in 2022. He also revealed how his time at MI shaped him, spending time and learning from the greats such as Rohit Sharma, Mahela Jayawardene, and Sachin Tendulkar.

“It was important for my journey to have gone through that. My time at MI, three years, really formed who I was. But in that time, I had to make that decision, I had to tell myself that any young cricketer, what is the most important in his life, and that is what all the people adviced me. I did good things, but I knew what I wanted. I have learned a lot in the nets, like spending time with Rohit, Mahela, Sachin Sir, and everyone. I felt like I needed to make decisions about what is good for my game,” he stated.

Brevis’s return would come as a huge boost for Chennai, who have struggled so far this season. They have lost all three of their matches and are at the bottom of the table.

“A big blessing came when Fleming and CSK reached out,” says Brevis

Talking about his stint with CSK, Dewald Brevis reflected that head coach Stephen Fleming and the franchise reaching out to him was a big blessing in itself. Brevis joined the five-time champions as an injury replacement for pacer Gurjapneet Singh midway through IPL 2025.

“A big blessing came when Fleming and CSK reached out and it was a very easy decision. It has been one of the best decisions, this stepping stone that I have had and CSK has only done good for me. In my young career, I did not play a lot. I was a lot on the side. You can only learn when you are out there, and the more you bat,” he said.

Brevis impressed right away, scoring 225 runs from six games at an average of 37.50 and a strike rate of 180.00. Therefore, he was retained by them for the IPL 2026 season as well.