“CSK exploited the loophole” - Aakash Chopra opens up on CSK’s Dewald Brevis’ signing

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has opened up on the Chennai Super Kings franchise acquiring the services of South African dashing batter Dewald Brevis mid-way through the IPL 2025 season to prepare for the forthcoming season.

Brevis, who played only six out of the 14 games in IPL 2025, could score 225 runs at an average of 37.5 with two half-centuries at a strike rate of 180. Interestingly, he ended the season as the fourth-leading run-scorer for the franchise.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra stated about Ashwin’s revelation about Brevis asking for more money than what CSK had left in their purse then. Chopra felt that CSK seems to have broken the purse limit to rope in Brevis.

"Ashwin has disclosed that he asked for more money. Is there any provision to give him more money than he should have gotten officially? In such a case, can the purse limit be broken? Is there a loophole there, which Ashwin has highlighted?" Aakash Chopra spoke on his YouTube channel.

Notably, Brevis was signed by the CSK franchise for the injured bowler Gurjanpreet Singh, who was ruled out of the season due to an injury. Singh was bought by the franchise for a whopping price of INR 2.2 Crore.

"You get your total salary on a pro-rata basis. It cannot be lower than your base price. In Dewald Brevis' case, it couldn't have been lower than ₹75 lakh, and couldn't have been above ₹2.20 crore, the salary of Gurjapneet Singh," he added.

“Ashwin is saying that players ask for more money, and according to him, the Chennai Super Kings agreed as well. Since Ashwin has said it, I believe Brevis would have asked for more money. In case you have given more than ₹2.20 crore, as it's a plan for next year, if there was a loophole, you have exploited it," he concluded.

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