Hardik Pandya Or Ben Stokes -- Who Is The Better All-Rounder? Jacques Kallis Says This

Jacques Kallis is viewed as one of the best all-rounders to play the game of cricket. Over his 18-year long career, Kallis went on score 25,534 runs across all formats of the game and he also registered 55 scalps with the ball in hand. So, it is only fair to ask him on who he sees as the better all-rounder between Hardik Pandya and Ben Stokes. In an interview with NDTV on the sidelines of Legends League Cricket, Kallis spoke about being an all-rounder and the chances of India and South Africa at the upcoming T20 World Cup.

"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," Kallis told NDTV.

India and South Africa are currently squaring off in the three-match T20I series and both sides would look to use this series as a source of figuring out their best playing XI ahead of the T20 World Cup, set to be played in Australia.

When asked about the chances of India and South Africa at the upcoming mega event, the 46-year-old said: "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."

Ahead of the series against South Africa, skipper Temba Bavuma went unsold in the auction for South Africa's marquee T20 league, named 'SAT20'. Kallis, however,