After a swashbuckling show with the bat in the course of the T20Is towards Australia, younger batter Dewald Brevis appears to be like all set to make a mark within the One-Day Internationals (ODIs) as properly. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has dropped a significant trace at Brevis’ debut within the format forward of the primary ODI, which is about to get underway on Tuesday, August 19 on the Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns.
Bavuma has expressed that it at all times excites him when he sees younger faces performing on the worldwide stage. He counts the scintillating show with the bat by Brevis within the T20Is of the continuing tour as one of many key moments within the teen’s profession. He additional stated that he’ll look as much as what Brevis can supply for the Proteas within the 50-over cricket, because the format is totally completely different, and requires a change in temperament.
“It is at all times thrilling while you see the younger faces. Clearly, the massive discuss has been on Brevis. (He has been) placing up his hand and displaying what he’s able to. I’m excited to see what he may also carry throughout the one-day stuff,” Bavuma stated on the pre-match press convention on Monday.
Brevis is sort of a breath of recent air: Shukri Conrad
In the meantime, the Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad additionally appeared to be in awe of the best way Brevis batted within the T20Is, the place he smashed a record-shattering century towards the may of a powerful Australian line-up. Nevertheless, his particular person performances weren’t sufficient, as Australia clinched the sequence 2-1. Regardless of shedding the sequence, Conrad feels that they’ve earned Brevis, who based on him, comes into the workforce as a breath of recent air.
“I believe generally we might be too humble. We do not exhibit sufficient to the world what we’re able to doing. Like Dewald Brevis does. He is clearly going to get older, however I hope he continues to play like a 22-year-old. Typically, with expertise, guys have a tendency to regulate the best way they play. He is a breath of recent air,” Conrad had stated after the third T20I.
Tuesday would be the first time Australia will cross swords with South Africa in an ODI since their deserted recreation within the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The climate is predicted to be clear in Cairns all through the day, as per the climate forecast, permitting a full-fledged recreation of cricket. The sequence will maintain prominence for each the edges, because the ODI World Cup in 2027 is nearing.