EarlierChennai Super Kings (CSK) refuted all claims by Ravichandran Ashwin on the signing of Dewald Brevis during the 2025 season Indian Premier League (IPL) stating the process was well within the norms and regulations of the tournament. CSK’s statement came in after Ashwin recently claimed on his YouTube channel that Brevis’ signing at the Chennai-based franchise was done after they agreed to pay extra.

Brevis, who previously was with Mumbai Indians, went unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction despite his base price being at ₹75 lakhs. However, CSK signed him for ₹2.2 crore, as a replacement player for injured Gurjapneet Singh in the middle of IPL 2025.

“Chennai Super Kings categorically clarifies that all actions taken by the franchise during the signing process of Dewald Brevis as a Replacement Player during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 were in complete compliance with the rules and regulations of IPL,” CSK said in a release.

CSK justify Dewald Brevis’ IPL 2025 salary

The five-time IPL champions added that Gurjapneet was bought at the auction for ₹2.2 crore and according to the rules, a franchise can’t go beyond the price tag for the replacement player what would have been payable to the injured cricketer.

“Dewald Brevis was signed in full accordance with the IPL Player Regulations 2025-27, specifically clause 6.6 under ‘Replacement Players’ which states: ‘A replacement Player signed pursuant to either paragraph 6.1 or 6.2 can be recruited at a League Fee which shall not be more than the League Fee that would have been payable to the injured/unavailable Player for the relevant Season.

“If a Replacement Player is recruited during a Season, the League Fee actually paid to him will be reduced to take account of the Franchisee’s matches during the relevant Season which took place before he was registered and any other relevant deductions under the Player Contract,” the release further added.

What R Ashwin said about Brevis’ CSK signing?

Earlier, Ashwin stated that several teams wanted Brevis but couldn’t afford to what the South African was asking. “Dewald Brevis had a great time in the IPL last year after CSK got him in in the back half of the season. I even heard that two-three teams were also talking to him but they had to let him go after not being able to pay extra money.

“He had a base price in the auction but discussions and negotiations would have happened with his agent, that ‘I’ll join the team only for a certain sum of money’” Ashwin had said. “His concept would have been that ‘If I play this season, my value (for the next auction) will go higher’. So he might have told CSK, ‘I’ll need the extra money’. And the team was willing to pay him extra, which is why he came in,” added Ashwin.