Brevis ready to ride rollercoaster

EVER since Dewald Brevis first stole the spotlight when he topped the run-scorers charts at the ICC Under-19 World Cup he's had to live with the moniker "Baby AB" in reference to Proteas legend and his childhood hero AB de Villiers.

- ZAAHIER ADAMS

But three years later on a balmy night in Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, Brevis lifted the immense weight of expectation off his shoulders to become his own man through an innings for the ages.

Brevis eclipsed everything De Villiers achieved in a Proteas T20I shirt and in fact anyone that’s ever worn it - by booming an undefeated 125 not out off 56 balls (12X4, 8X6) to power the Proteas to series-levelling 53-run victory over Australia.

"I've always believed that this is where I need to be and where I will be," he said.

"So, I never had any doubt. It’s all about cricket, how things work out. It is a roller coaster, you have your ups, you have your downs, and yeah, I've never ever doubted myself. This is just for me the start."