Former all-rounder Jacques Kallis reveals his top choices for SA20:Holds high hopes for Pretorious, Brevis, Stubbs; cricket league starts on 26 Dec

Former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has special expectations from Luan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, and Tristan Stubbs in the fourth season of SA20. Before the fourth season of SA20, Kallis, in a conversation with the media, responding to a question from Dainik Bhaskar, said, “The league brings new talent to the forefront every year. It will be interesting to see who emerges this time.” Kallis said, “19-year-old Pretorius performed brilliantly last season and is ready to face the challenge of the second season.” He further added, “Brevis needs a big tournament to advance his career.” Kallis also praised Stubbs. He said, “Stubbs is a talented player. He can play an important role in South Africa’s future plans by performing strongly this season.” SA20 league to start from 26 December The fourth season of South Africa’s franchise league SA20 will begin on December 26. The first match will be played between defending champions MI Cape Town and Durban Super Giants at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. While the league final will also be held in Cape Town on January 25. Tournament playoffs will be held at 4 venues After the group stage, the top-2 teams will play Qualifier-1. The team winning this match will reach the final. This match will be played in Durban. An Eliminator match will be held between the teams finishing in third and fourth place. The team winning this Eliminator match will face the losing team from Qualifier-1 in Qualifier-2. The Eliminator will be played in Centurion and Qualifier-2 in Johannesburg. Kallis scored 45 Test and 17 ODI centuries Jacques Kallis had a brilliant international career. He played 166 Tests, 328 ODIs, and 25 T20 matches for South Africa from 1995 to 2014. He scored over 10,000 runs and took over 100 wickets in both Tests and ODIs. He scored 45 Test centuries and 17 ODI centuries.