BBL: Glenn Maxwell calls Pakistan fast bowler the 'X factor' ahead of 2019-20 finals

After a very strong season in group sts, Melbourne Stars will be hoping to make finals for Big Bash League 2019-20 season. team will be facing Sydney Sixers on Friday as y work hard to qualify for Final on February 8. Ahead of Qualifier clash, Stars captain Glenn Maxwell spoke to SEN and talked about a match-winning Pakistani bowler who has turned out to be a revelation of this year's BBL.

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BBL: Maxwell excited for Haris Rauf's return

Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf was playing club cricket before Melbourne Stars picked him up to fill in for an injured Dale Steyn. events that unfolded after pacer's debut have been impressive to say least. Pakistani pacer rattled almost all oppositions and delivered impressive performances that propelled him to top of bowling charts. Rauf took a fifer against Hurricanes and took a hat-trick against Thunder among his or impressive performances.

In just seven matches, Rauf picked up 16 wickets. Rauf had to n leave Australia but for good reason, Pakistan Cricket Board took tice of him and Rauf made his International debut against Bangladesh. He is w making his way back to Stars as y get ready for ir biggest match in tournament. 

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Stars captain Glenn Maxwell talked to SEN about Rauf's return to BBL and expressed his excitement towards same. Maxwell lauded Rauf's entertaining capabilities and cited him as 'story' of this edition of Big Bash League. An excited Maxwell added that re is ' limit' to what Rauf can do and proceeded to call bowler 'an absolute superstar'. Maxwell also understood that re was a langu-barrier between Rauf and team which probably affected pacer's performances but Stars captain was confident of pacer's impact in tournament.

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Rauf will fortify Stars lineup which boasts of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, and Adam Zampa. Stars have lost Nepali-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane to International duties and all-rounder Hilton Cartwright to injury.

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