In a controversial revelation that has sparked a big debate on the earth of franchise cricket, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has alleged that the Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) paid a sum of cash ‘underneath the desk’ to safe the companies of younger South African batter Dewald Brevis through the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. Whereas Brevis’s on-field efficiency for the crew was a hit, Ashwin’s claims have forged a shadow of doubt over the league’s participant alternative guidelines and the moral integrity of its wage cap system.
Ravichandran Ashwin reveals controversial signing of Dewald Brevis by CSK
Halfway by means of the IPL 2025 season, the CSK, in determined want of a batting enhance, signed the highly-rated Brevis as a alternative participant for the injured Gurjapneet Singh. The official announcement from the IPL said that Brevis was signed for INR 2.2 crore, which matched the value for which Gurjapneet was initially acquired. Nonetheless, Ashwin, in an in depth video on his YouTube channel, claimed that this was not the total story. He alleged that CSK needed to pay a better, unofficial quantity to land the younger expertise.
In line with Ashwin, as per India Immediately, a number of different franchises had additionally approached Brevis for a alternative deal however backed out as a result of they had been unwilling to pay the participant’s demanded payment, which was larger than the official worth.
Ashwin said, “I’ll inform you one thing. About Brevis. He had a good time final IPL with CSK. The truth is, a number of groups had been speaking to him. A number of groups left him due to the value. When he was purported to be signed as a alternative, he was purported to be signed on the base worth. However what occurs is you discuss to the brokers and the participant will say, in case you give me X quantity additional, I’ll come,” Ashwin stated.
I will not know significantly he talking this ???
Ash ” Brevis requested rather more cash from csk to hitch , Csk too gived it that is he joined in csk “
The place is professionalism he talking about crew what exchanged 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/XaHgR2Buyv
— S@SSY💛 (@bharathraj1412) August 13, 2025
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Ashwin’s rationalization of the IPL’s ‘underneath the desk’ economic system
Ashwin didn’t body the problem as a singular occasion however as a symptom of a broader downside inside the league’s guidelines. He defined the negotiation energy of gamers like Brevis, who perceive their excessive market worth. In line with Ashwin, when a participant is approached for a mid-season alternative, they and their brokers can demand greater than the official base worth by utilizing their future worth as leverage.
Ashwin elaborated on this idea, stating, “What occurs is you discuss to the brokers and the participant will say, in case you give me X quantity additional, I’ll come. That occurs as a result of the participant is aware of if he’s launched subsequent season, he’ll go for good cash. So his idea was that, you pay me good cash now else I’ll go for extra subsequent 12 months. And CSK had been able to pay him, therefore he got here.”
Brevis’s on-field efficiency for the CSK was distinctive, making him an important a part of the crew’s late-season surge. From simply six matches, he smashed 225 runs at a staggering strike price of 180, scoring two half-centuries. Whereas his efficiency justified the crew’s pursuit of him, Ashwin’s allegations have shifted the main focus from the participant’s on-field success to the moral implications of the deal.
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