|| CF Correspondent || 

Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has recently lashed out at the new rules which has been introduced for the upcoming Big Bash League, referring them as 'gimmicks' and a 'misguided attempt' for the tournament. Notably, BBL had included three new rules - ‘Power Surge’, the ‘X Factor Player’ and the ‘Bash Boost’ – those their Power Play and substitution rules.

"I read today that the BBL is introducing these new gimmicks, such as the ‘Power Surge’, the ‘X Factor Player’ and the ‘Bash Boost’ in a misguided attempt to reinvigorate the tournament. I just can’t seem to get my head around why there are people out there who are trying to reinvent the wheel when the wheel was not broken," Shane Watson wrote in a blog post on his T20 website.

"The complexities that these new ‘science experiments’ are going to create for the viewers, let alone the players and coaches, when none of these have been tried and tested at lower levels, have really taken the wind out of my sails,” he shared.

"The simple game plan in my mind is to get the world’s best cricketers playing on world-class pitches and guess what, you will get world-class cricket to watch for the cricket lovers out there and we will all be on the edge of our seats admiring the feats of these amazing cricketers," he further added.

However, Shane Watson had retired from all forms of the game post their campaign of IPL 2020. He was also a key player for Sydney Thunder until 2019.