Why are IPL fans calling Dewald Brevis as ‘Baby AB’?

Dewald Brevis performed his unique carrom playing style on the cricket pitch earned his nickname of ‘Baby AB.'

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When the right-handed teenaged batting star made his IPL debut, he became the fifth-youngest foreign player to do so

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When the right-handed teenaged batting star made his IPL debut, he became the fifth-youngest foreign player to do so

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He revealed his warrior style in the over number nine thrown by leg-spinner Rahul Chahar. Brevis was the first to launch a maximum over the long-on

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The young teenager scored 29 runs in just one over, smashing a four and afterwards hitting the spinner for four straight sixes

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Baby AB became a Twitter trend to honor the baby cricketer, many others joined in with memes praising the Mumbai star.

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The stadium audience went ballistic as they saw the young player’s thrill them by delivering in sixes.

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