Bavuma says Brevis needs 'more time' to earn Proteas call up, welcomes Stubbs to fold

Proteas limited-overs captain Temba Bavuma says teenage sensation Dewald Brevis needs a bit more time to make his way into the national set-up.

At this year's IPL auction, Brevis was sold by the Mumbai Indians for 3 crore (R6 million) after his breakthrough performance for South Africa at the U19 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean.

Brevis ended as the highest run-scorer of the junior tournament, scoring 506 runs and was dubbed as 'Baby AB' due to his similar style to former Proteas star AB de Villiers.

The 19-year-old played seven IPL games for the Mumbai Indians and scored 161 runs with a high score of 49 and even took a wicket, that of Virat Kohli.

Despite making his name on the IPL stage, Brevis has yet to earn his Proteas call-up and Bavuma feels he needs a bit more time before making his international debut.

"He is another exciting prospect. He, obviously, set the world alight with his performances in the U19 and in the IPL as well," Bavuma told reporters on Tuesday.

"In all fairness to him, he hasn't played any first-class cricket in South Africa. We need to allow him to grow within his game and start to understand it. Think it'll only be fair to allow him to play some first-class games.

"I think there'll be a lot of pressure to throw him into the national set-up and make big plays in the team," continued Bavuma.

"He'll be treated like any young prospect coming onto the scene and he'll be looked after. But I think he should be given time and space to go and hone his game within our system so he can ease into the international scene."

The Proteas face India in five T20s from 9-19 June, with Tristan Stubbs earning his first national call-up.

Stubbs came in as a replacement at this year's IPL for the Mumbai Indians after