Ahead of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/t20-world-cup-2026-we-wont-play-in-india-bcb-president-aminul-islam-bulbul-23613229" rel="nofollow">T20 World Cup 2026</a>, former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen feels Dewald Brevis will be the most impactful player for South Africa in the tournament.
Speaking about him, the former cricketer explained a SA20 match scenario in which Brevis helped his team, Pretoria Capitals, come out of a difficult situation.
"Dewald Brevis, for South Africa. He again played another incredible innings last night. A couple of days ago, I was calling the game in Johannesburg where his team, the Pretoria Capitals, led by (Sourav) Ganguly, was struggling," he said.
"They were 7/5 (against Joburg Super Kings) and Brevis went (in) and batted for 15 overs and they got to a winning total of 140 or 150 (143/6)," added Pietersen.
Pietersen said Brevis showed he is more than a one-trick pony of only trying to hit sixes.
"(Now) that's something Brevis has always come under criticism for, that he's just a one-trick pony. He stands there, and he just tries to hit six after six after six. I said on commentary, that could be the making of Brevis, so from that point of view, he's in that (list) just because I'm seeing him a lot at the moment," said the former cricketer.
Further speaking, Pietersen labelled <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/t20-world-cup-2026-ravi-shastri-counts-on-abhishek-sharma-player-for-team-india-success-23613245" rel="nofollow">Abhishek Sharma</a> as the "proper star" in the format.
"Remember when Abhishek got that 150 (135 off 54 balls; 7 fours, 13 sixes) against England at the Wankhede (Stadium) last year... We interviewed him after the game. I just put my hand on his shoulder and I said, 'young man, that is the best T20 innings I've ever seen in international cricket'. That kid is a proper star. When you know he's batting, you turn the TV on," said the 45-year-old former cricketer.
Pietersen, however, said it will be a "very big shout" to say England would win the T20 World Cup given how they are playing.
"The way England is playing, that's a very big shout," he concluded.
<h2>T20 World Cup 2026: Group D teams</h2>
Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, South Africa has been placed in Group D along with teams such as <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/t20-world-cup-2026-afghanistan-announce-15-man-squad-ibrahim-zadran-named-rashid-khan-deputy-23610075" rel="nofollow">Afghanistan</a>, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
(With PTI Inputs)

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