Ahead of his side's ICC T20 World Cup clash against the UAE in Delhi, South Africa's coaching consultant and former all-rounder Albie Morkel backed pacer Kagiso Rabada and a patchy Dewald Brevis to come good, terming the latter as an "X-factor player".
India's bowling coach, Morne Morkel, had special praise in store for star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja after his landmark moment in Test cricket in Kanpur on Monday.
In a recent episode of the ICC Review podcast, Ponting stated that his India playing XI for the WTC final will also contain Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, with Jadeja primarily serving as a batter at Number six and Suryakumar preceding Jadeja in the middle order.
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham is not impressed with the 'X Factor' rule in the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League (BBL), and the cricketer on Monday asked as to how many X-factors a player can have if he was not included in the playing XI.
Melbourne [Australia], November 16 (ANI): Cricket Australia on Monday introduced new three rule innovations (Power Surge, X-Factor Player, and Bash Boost) that will be implemented in the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League (BBL).