Jacques Kallis tips 'world-class all-rounders' Hardik Pandya and Ben Stokes to have big roles in T20 World Cup

Jacques Kallis has tipped Hardik Pandya and Ben Stokes to play big roles during the World Cup and hailed both of them as world-class all-rounders. Kallis also weighed in on the chances of India and South Africa at the World Cup.

Jacques Kallis hailed Hardik Pandya and Ben Stokes as world-class all-rounders and said that both men will have a big role to play for India and England respectively in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Pandya and Stokes have been considered to be two of the best in the business at the moment in world cricket with their exploits with both the bat and ball being crucial for their teams in major matches.

In an interview with NDTV, Kallis said that both men will have a big role to play for their teams in the World Cup in Australia next month and it will be a good battle between Pandya and Stokes during the tournament.

"These two (Hardik Pandya and Ben Stokes) are world-class all-rounders. All-rounders are something you need to look after; they don't come around often. I am sure both of them will play a big role for their respective teams. It will be a good battle between both of them," said Pandya.

Speaking about the chances of India and South Africa in the World Cup, Kallis said that both teams are ones to watch out for in the tournament.

"I think both India and South Africa would be up there in terms of teams to watch out for in the T20 World Cup. It will be an important series in India now between these two teams even though the conditions would be different. I think these two teams would be up there, in World Cup, you need luck to go your way and stuff like that. Hopefully, especially from South Africa's point of view, it will be a good World Cup for us," said Kallis.

The legendary all-rounder also said that the team will back Temba Bavuma, who has been going through a rough patch on and off the field. He said that Bavuma's focus should be on the World Cup.