Former India player Aakash Chopra spoke about Dewald Brevis‘ accusation by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). He highlighted the loophole in the player replacement rules. He mentioned about Ravichandran Ashwin’s revelation that the five-time champions paid more to add youngster to the squad.

CSK paid INR 2.20 crore to Brevis, who joined the franchise as an injury replacement for Gurjapneet Singh during IPL 2025. The Tamil Nadu left-arm pacer was bought for the same amount by the franchise.

Aakash Chopra questioned whether the replacement rules have a loophole that allowed Chennai to buy Brevis for a higher amount.

“The Chennai Super Kings’ were struggling and they needed players, who could help them to prepare for the next season. Dewald Brevis came and performed,” Aakash Chopra said.

“He was benched for a match after joining the franchise, but he batted well after his inclusion in the playing XI. Ashwin said that Brevis asked for more money. Is there a loophole to break the purse limit?” Aakash Chopra added.

Ravichandran Ashwin recently disclosed that several franchises were interested in Dewald Brevis but the Chennai Super Kings agreed to pay extra money. However, he didn’t mention whether it was above INR 2.20 crore.