Kevin Pietersen explained a SA20 match scenario in which Brevis helped his team, Pretoria Capitals, come out of a difficult situation
Kevin Pietersen (Pic: X/@KP24)
Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen feels Dewald Brevis will be the most impactful player for South Africa in the tournament.
Speaking about him, the former cricketer explained a SA20 match scenario in which Brevis helped his team, Pretoria Capitals, come out of a difficult situation.
"Dewald Brevis, for South Africa. He again played another incredible innings last night. A couple of days ago, I was calling the game in Johannesburg where his team, the Pretoria Capitals, led by (Sourav) Ganguly, was struggling," he said.
"They were 7/5 (against Joburg Super Kings) and Brevis went (in) and batted for 15 overs and they got to a winning total of 140 or 150 (143/6)," added Pietersen.
Pietersen said Brevis showed he is more than a one-trick pony of only trying to hit sixes.
"(Now) that's something Brevis has always come under criticism for, that he's just a one-trick pony. He stands there, and he just tries to hit six after six after six. I said on commentary, that could be the making of Brevis, so from that point of view, he's in that (list) just because I'm seeing him a lot at the moment," said the former cricketer.
Further speaking, Pietersen labelled Abhishek Sharma as the "proper star" in the format.
"Remember when Abhishek got that 150 (135 off 54 balls; 7 fours, 13 sixes) against England at the Wankhede (Stadium) last year... We interviewed him after the game. I just put my hand on his shoulder and I said, 'young man, that is the best T20 innings I've ever seen in international cricket'. That kid is a proper star. When you know he's batting, you turn the TV on," said the 45-year-old former cricketer.
Pietersen, however, said it will be a "very big shout" to say England would win the T20 World Cup given how they are playing.
"The way England is playing, that's a very big shout," he concluded.
T20 World Cup 2026: Group D teams
Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, South Africa has been placed in Group D along with teams such as Afghanistan, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
(With PTI Inputs)
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