CSK bowling coach Simons backs Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube to find form in IPL 2026

It won’t be long before Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dube come good for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026, bowling coach Eric Simons said on Monday.

While Brevis has underwhelmed with 64 runs in four innings after an impressive debut campaign for CSK in 2025, Dube hasn’t quite made the match-winning impact that the burly big-hitter is capable of with his long levers.

Simons, however, threw his weight behind the duo. “Nothing’s ailing them. Throughout this tournament, we’ve seen top players struggle for a period and then have a breakout innings. When you’ve got quality, it’s just a case of when it happens rather than if. So we are not overly concerned about it. They play in a tough period of the game. You can go out there and try to accelerate and get out, and before you know it, two or three innings have gone by. It’s just a case of when they come right,” the 64-year-old South African reasoned.

After a sluggish start to the tournament, CSK has picked up pace in recent weeks. If the five-time champion can sustain its run, the teams above it will be subjected to intense pressure.

“I think we’ve got some momentum. Teams need an identity and sometimes teams get an identity really quickly. Sometimes it comes down to one person scoring runs or taking wickets. We have a sense of our identity now. We always knew the way we wanted to play, but the parts have fallen together,” Simons stated.