ICC world T20: Meet the players with the X-Factor.

New Delhi: The quest for winning the fifth edition of the ICC world T20 has begun with the most fancied match in the tournament that is India – Pakistan face off in the opening match of the main round. There are many star players who are having that extra bit of star power which helps them to perform a bit more than others. These players with the X-Factor cannot be ruled out in any format of the game. Let's take a look on some of these players who can be the match winners on any given day. Dale Steyn: In the pitches of the sub continent where spinners rule the show in the bowling department, Steyn is one of the few bowlers who can beat the best batsman with sheer pace and swing . The Protease will have to depend a lot on him because he can provide early breakthroughs which can demoralize any opposition at the start. He has played till now a total of 33 T20 internationals in which he had claimed 46 wickets with an Econ of 6.20 which is pretty good by standards of T20. His raw pace is the X- Factor quality that is respected by all the players playing the game. Shakib-Al-Hasan : The most talented player to play for Bangladesh till date. He is local favourite player in the ICC world T20. The ex- number one ranked all rounder by the ICC has the real matter in him which can take his team to the distance. In a spinner friendly environment where spinners are making a merry, his left arm spin can prove to be really lethal. Coupled with his spin bowling he has a good hitting arm also. He is an entertaining player who can hit the ball in areas ranging from mid- wicket to extra cover. Till date he has played 31 matches in which had taken 42 wickets at an Econ of 6.37. His all round ability and the crowd support definetly makes him the player with the X-Factor. Aaron Finch: The latest batting sensation from Down Under. The well built Aussie can be really hard on the bowlers as he tend to hit the ball from first delivery. He seemed to make full use of the powerplay and scores freely while sending the opposition fielders on ball hunting. These characteristics make Aaron Finch a hard hitter who can send the ball out of the park. In the 14 T20 international that he had played he scored more than 500 hundred runs at an average of more than 41 with a strike rate of 167.With these sort of staggering stats these Aussie batsman is surely got the X-factor in him to create fears in the minds of the opposition players. Sunil Narine: The mystery spin bowler from the Caribbean islands will definitely play a crucial role in defending the T20 crown that has been won by the Caribbean in 2012. Majority of the batsman have not been able to pick the spinning ball of Sunil Narine. He foxes the batsman to play his turning deliveries in such a way that the batsman are unable to read. He makes the batsman look like a sitting duck. Till date he has played a total of 24 T20 internationals in which he had claimed 30 wickets. He is a real miser and that is evident from his Econ rate in bowling which is pretty low at 5.47 only. The miser ness and accuracy in his bowling gives him the X-Factor which is needed in a player. Brendon Mc Cullum: The New Zealand skipper is in red hot form at present. The dashing batsman has got all the cricketing shots available in cricketing boks. The rate at which he scores always take the opposition camp by surprise. Till date he has played 64 T20 internationals in which he has scored more than 1900 runs having an average of more than more than 36 and a strike rate of 135.He is one of the hardest hitters of the ball. His hard hitting capability definitely makes him the player having the X-Factor.

ICC world T20: Meet the players with the X-Factor.

New Delhi: The quest for winning the fifth edition of the ICC world T20 has begun with the most fancied match in the tournament that is India – Pakistan face off in the opening match

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