‘We couldn’t hold our nerve’: CSK head coach reacts after RCB thrashing, gives Brevis update
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming is optimistic about Dewald Brevis' return for the next game, aiming for his availability after a side strain. The team, having lost three matches, desperately needs the young batter's firepower. Fleming also highlighted Tim David's late surge as the turning point in their recent defeat, emphasizing the need for better execution.
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming remains optimistic about Dewald Brevis’ return, stressing that the team has taken a cautious approach to his recovery and is targeting his availability for the next game. Brevis has missed the first three matches of IPL 2026 due to a side strain, a setback that has hurt CSK’s balance early in the season. However, with a five-day gap before their next fixture against Delhi Capitals on April 11 in Chennai, Fleming is hopeful the young batter will be ready.
"We hope he [Dewald Brevis] is going to be right for the next game. We have five days between the next game. We have been conservative, and hopefully, these next five days will go as well as we have planned, and he is ready to go.
It's a big loss, but we are looking forward to getting him back," Fleming said. CSK have certainly felt his absence, having lost their opening three matches. Brevis, who joined the franchise as a replacement in IPL 2025, had emerged as a rare positive in an otherwise disappointing campaign, scoring 225 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 180, including 17 sixes.
The franchise retained him for this season, with plans to slot him into the middle order once fully fit. There have already been signs of progress. Ahead of the clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Brevis spent time batting in the nets and faced throwdowns from assistant coach Rajiv Kumar, indicating that his return may not be far away.