Kevin Pietersen (born June 27, 1980) is a former England cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and sometimes off the bowler who plays for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League until the end of BBL | 07 (seventh season), Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League as well as Hollywood Dolphins on CSA T20 Challenge. He has also been signed by Rising Pune Supergiants for India's Premier League 2016 season.
Pietersen was born to the father of Afrikaner and English mother in Pietermaritzburg, Christmas Province, South Africa. He made his first class debut for Christmas in 1997 before moving to England in 2000, after voicing his displeasure with the racial quota system in South Africa's cricket. Derived from an English ancestor, Pietersen qualified for the England team during his first four-year qualifying period at the English county cricket. He was summoned by Britain as soon as he completed four years with Nottinghamshire. He made his international debut in the One Day International (ODI) game against Zimbabwe in 2004 and debuted his test in the 2005 Ashes series against Australia. Pietersen left Nottinghamshire for Hampshire in 2005, but the subsequent English team's dependence on him resulted in Pietersen making only a first-class solo appearance for his new area between 2005 and 2010. In June 2010, Pietersen announced his desire to leave Hampshire; he joined Surrey on loan for the rest of the season, then moved permanently in 2011.
Pietersen was captain of the UK Test and ODI Team from August 4, 2008 to January 7, 2009, but resigned after just three Tests and nine ODI following a dispute with British coach Peter Moores, who was fired on the same day. Pietersen's relationship with the ECB never fully recovers. This happened in 2012 when, after disagreement over his schedule, Pietersen announced his withdrawal from all forms of international limited cricket on May 31st. Although he later retracted his retirement, his relationship with the ECB and his team-mates deteriorated during the series against South Africa, and he was dropped for the final Test of the series. Pietersen last played for England in Ashes 2013-14 and ODI next, after which he was told that he is no longer considered for international selection.
Pietersen became the fastest batsman to reach 1,000 and 2,000 run in One Day International cricket. He has the second highest run of his first 25 Tests, behind only Sir Don Bradman of Australia, and is the fastest player, in terms of the day, to reach 4,000, 5,000, and 7,000 Trials. He became the only third British batsman to be ranked ICC One Day International, doing it in March 2007. In July 2008, after a century against South Africa, The Times called him "the most complete batsman in cricket" and on 2012 The Guardian calls him "the greatest modern batsman in Britain".
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Initial and personal life
Pietersen was born to an English mother, Penny, and Afrikaner father, Jannie. Pietersen had a strict and disciplined childhood, along with his three brothers Tony, Greg and Bryan; he learned a valuable lesson from a "fantastic" approach to parenting, and said: "Discipline is good, it teaches me that I do not always have to have what I want, that what I need is different from what I want." Bryan plays the second club and cricket XI in England. A lower arm injury at age 11 means he can not play rugby, but he plays hockey, tennis and squash, which also makes his right arm very strong to beat.
Pietersen attended Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg, and made his class cricket debut for team B Christmas in 1997, aged 17 years, where he was considered an off-spin bowler and a hard-hitting bottom batsman. After two seasons, he moved to England for a five-month spell as an overseas player for Cannock CC club, helping them win Birmingham and the District Premier League in 2000. This first spell away from home did not leave him with fond memories for England, especially "accent Dreadful Black Country "refers to the West Midlands dialect, staying in a room above a squash court, and working in a club bar. However, he returned to the newly renewed KwaZulu Natal side to become a better cricketer; lack of opportunities for bowls has improved the game.
After seeing Pietersen play at the school cricket festival, Clive Rice invited him to join the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Pietersen was accepted without hesitation, eager to make high-end cricket under a coach he greatly admired. He is not at this stage thinking of leaving his country; it has not occurred to him that the decision should ultimately be taken.
Pietersen is widely depicted in the media as having a confident personality, described by Geoffrey Boycott as "arrogant and self-assured". Former England test captain Michael Vaughan replied to this, saying, "KP is not a confident person, he obviously has great confidence in his abilities but it is not quite the same... And I know KP wants to be loved I try to text him and talk to him as often which I can because I know he is not safe. "He has been known for his unusual haircut, with peroxide blond hair stained across the center of his head during the series of Ashes 2005 depicted as a" skunk dead "look. During the 2006-07 Ashes tour, the Australian team noted their efforts to dominate the opponent psychologically, calling him "The Ego", or "FIGJAM" (F *** I'm Good, Just My Ask). Other nicknames include "KP", "Kelves", "Kev" and "Kapes".
Kevin Pietersen published his autobiography: Kevin Pietersen: Crossing the Limit in early 2007. Second Biography:
Pietersen is married to former Liberty X singer Jessica Taylor. The couple married on December 29, 2007 at St Andrew's Church at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, with former British teammate Darren Gough acting as the best man.
Jessica gave birth to the couple's first child, a son of Dylan Blake, on May 11, 2010. Pietersen returned to the Atlantic, from where he toured with the British team, in Barbados, West Indies, in an effort to be present at birth. He arrived at the hospital just in time for the birth. On the arrival of his son Pietersen said, "This is truly the most amazing experience of my life."
Their second child, a daughter named Rosie, was born on December 27, 2015. Pietersen must take time off from playing for the Melbourne Star in the Big Bash League in Australia to attend for birth.
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Domestic career
"... our young opponent who spun out into the England changing room after taking a few wickets for KwaZulu Natal in a touring match in Durban and flopped down next to me asking if I knew there was an English team he could play for. means a cricket club and almost gave him my sister's number and told him to try Fives and Heronians but it turns out he has a greater ambition than that... "
He impressed members of the English side Nasser Hussain while playing for KwaZulu Natal in 1999; he picked up four top-order wickets and, despite batting at number nine, scored 61 out of 57 balls, reaching four six. Hussain then recommended that Pietersen secure a contract with the English county side.
Despite praise from the England side, Pietersen claimed he was dropped from the first team of Christmas. Pietersen feels that this is due to the country's race quota system, where the provinces are required to have at least four black players. Pietersen's view is that the player must be judged on merit, and describe it as "heartbreaking" when he is left outside, though he then reflects "it turns out to be the best thing that can happen". Pietersen has since firmly criticized the quota system, which he felt forced him out of his native country. He also criticized Graeme Smith, who captained the South African team in 2003, calling him "an absolute, childish and weird muppet" and that his behavior "leaves a lot to be desired". Smith is against this, saying, "I'm patriotic about my country, and that's why I do not like Kevin Pietersen, the only reason Kevin and I have never had a relationship is because he's organizing South Africa". Pietersen's overt opinions were published in his autobiography, Crossing the Boundary, in September 2006, and in an interview for South African edition GQ magazine, causing a failed call for an ICC investigation into bringing the game gets worse.
In 2000, Nottinghamshire coach Clive Rice, who had seen Pietersen play in 1997 in South Africa during the school week, heard that Pietersen played club cricket for the Cannock Cricket Club and offered him a three-year contract to play for the area. Her first dream in the first class came on Nottinghamshire's debut against Loughborough UCCE. In his first season, he made 1,275 runs with an impressive batting average of 57.95, including 218 not coming out in an unbroken six-threaded goal from 352 with John Morris at Derby in July, after going out for a duck in the first half. The show caused praise at Wisden Cricketers' Almanack: "If he can keep his first season form, Pietersen's name should be written in an upcoming Test squad." This form did continue into the following year: he made an unbeaten second century, against Middlesex, taking part in a 316 partnership for fourth wicket with Darren Bicknell. This period proved to be a purple patch for the batsman, scoring four centuries in a row (254 not out, 122, 147 and 116) in a week in August.
In 2003, Pietersen scored 1,546 first-class matches, and 764 runs with limited cricket. He was selected for the National Academy of India tour 2003/04/04, and the successful tour scored 523 matches including three centuries in his first six first-half classes to record an average of 104.60, and make 131 in a one-day match against India A in Bangalore.
After Nottinghamshire relegated in 2003 Pietersen asked for his release from his contract, saying "I have not been happy for a while.... The Pitch at Trent Bridge has been one of my problems... I can do so much better. good. "This led to a public squabble with club captain Jason Gallian, where Gallian allegedly threw pietersen off the balcony of the Trent Bridge and broke his wand:
During the game I told the captain that I was unhappy and I wanted to go. After the game we talked in the locker room and then I went to dinner. I got a call saying the captain had destroyed my equipment. I was told that the captain had said, 'if he does not want to play for Notts he can die.' I have not spoken to Gallian since, or I have received an apology.
Pietersen was made to honor the final year of his contract in Nottinghamshire, but "did not enjoy it at all". In October 2004, he joined Hampshire under captain Shane Warne.
After becoming a regular player in the national team, Pietersen rarely gets a chance to play domestic cricket. Having a British "contract center" meant Pietersen was only released to play for Hampshire at the discretion of the national coach. After being left out of the national team to face Bangladesh in May 2005, Pietersen had some good innings in the British Championships, including two centuries. He only played twice for the county in 2006, and appeared only once in 2007, with 66 undefeated against Ireland. Pietersen's first-class match for Hampshire came at the 2008 County Championships against Somerset, where he scored 100 rounds in the first round of Hampshire, and after the birth of his son, the desire to stay in London caused him to announce he would leave Hampshire at the end of the 2010 season.
Pietersen then joined Surrey on loan from Hampshire for the rest of England's 2010 season cricket season. He scored a century in Clydesdale Bank 40's first appearance against Sussex, with 116 of 105 deliveries. This is his first unlimited leap since 2008, and his first century in any form since March 2009. He then signed a permanent contract for Surrey starting the 2011 season and beyond. Pietersen also rejoined his old team in South Africa, the Dolphins, for a brief stint in October 2010.
In February 2014, Delhi Daredevils of the Indian Premier League bought Pietersen for $ 1.5 Million for the 2014 Indian Premier League season, and he captained the team for the season. Pietersen previously played for Delhi Daredvils during the Indian Premier League 2012 season.
In July 2014, he played for the Other World side in the Lord's Bicentenary Celebration game.
Pietersen signed by the Melbourne Stars in the 2014-15 Big Bash League season, with a two-year contract. he was seen as a "big hit" for the 2014 Big Bash League season. On December 18, 2014, Kevin Pietersen played his first game of the 2014-15 Big Bash League season as batsmen no.3, and scored 66 runs of 46 balls. In 2016, he helped the team to defeat two defending champions Perth Scorchers and advance to their first Grand Finals and finals 5 consecutive series appearance. Pietersen also signed a 2-year extension that will take him into the 2017-18 season. Pietersen also plays the T20 cricket in the Caribbean Premier League, having signed a contract with St Lucia Zouk for the 2014 Caribbean Premier League season.
In the Indian Premier League 2015 auction, Kevin Pietersen was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for 2 Crore Rupees. However, Pietersen was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad before the start of the tournament, although he can play in the final stages of the 2015 Indian Premier League season. Instead, Pietersen reunited with Surrey, to play the County Championship game, with the goal of playing for England again, though the new England director Andrew Strauss said that he would not happen. In May 2015, Pietersen scored the highest grade of 355 *, before injury prevented him from going to IPL.
On July 19, 2017 Pietersen returned to England domestic cricket by returning to Surrey for Nat West T20 Blast. He scored 52 runs, including four consecutive sixs. He was replaced by a substitute in the second half. On July 29 Pietersen announced that he had decided to donate all of his earnings to rhino conservation efforts.
On 26 August 2017 Pietersen announced his exit from Surrey after his side lost in the quarter-final against Birmingham Bears in Natwest T20 Blast. This led to the end of his career with the English cricket.
On January 6, 2018 Pietersen announces he will retire from cricket at the end of 2018 at the end of the 2018 season for all of his T20 leagues around the world.
International career
English Debut
Pietersen is qualified to play for England because he has an English mother. After a four-year qualifying period playing at the English county level, he was called almost immediately for his international debut against Zimbabwe in 2004.
The Zimbabwean tour caused some players to voice their concerns about Robert Mugabe's regime, the country's security concerns and standards from the Zimbabwean side. Steve Harmison was the first person to boycott the tour because of "political and sporting reasons", and Andrew Flintoff was all-reportedly considering taking his own moral stand. UK Chief Elector David Graveney denied that voters would let his players be unhappy with the Zimbabwe tour and would make their absence an injury. Flintoff, however, "rested" and Pietersen rushed into the squad "at the earliest opportunity". In the series of five ODI matches, Pietersen fought in three innings that included a 77 score not coming out; he finished the series with an average of 104.00 when England won the series 4-0.
Success in South Africa
Pietersen is annoyed not initially in the squad for a South African tour. With Flintoff's withdrawal due to injury, Pietersen was called back to the squad, and confirmed his place in the first team with 97 of 84 ball in a warm-up match against South Africa A, in the face of the enemy crowd. During the tour, Pietersen became the target of raid from the South African crowd, who considered it somewhat like a traitor. He said:
I know I will steal a lot of sticks but will like water from the duck's back... I hope it stays at the beginning of the innings, and I am sure it will continue through the whole series. But I just sit and laugh at the opponent, with their cursory words and 'traitors'... some of them barely speak English. My affiliation with UK. In fact, I started talking too much like Darren Gough... In fact, I'll get one of the Gough tattoos with three lions and my number underneath... No one can say I'm not English.
Pietersen scored a 96-ball 108 not out in the second ODI tied up in Bloemfontein, after which people backed him when he returned to the pavilion. This score sets its ODI average at a remarkable 234.00 record. He made 75 in Cape Town, then at East London Pietersen made 100 unbeaten from just 69 balls, the fastest century by England players in a one-day match, although England still lost by eight games. In the last game at Centurion Park, Pietersen came on goal in 32/3 and scored 116, but again could not prevent defeat. Pietersen ended the series, which England lost 4-1, with 454 runs in five innings, and the Player of the Series award. At the end of the series, South Africans in general replaced hostility in honor of Pietersen, whose last century was given a standing ovation.
Despite press speculation Pietersen was not selected for the Test against Bangladesh - his early season form was damaged by a foot injury - but with his county form improved, he was selected for the Twenty20 game against Australia in Southampton, making 34 of 18 balls and taking three catches as England won 100 runs given man of the match in the process.
In the triangular ODI series against Australia and Bangladesh, Pietersen missed the first game in The Oval as England won with 10 wickets but scored 91 of 65 balls in a match at Bristol against Australia. In the rest of the triangle series, Pietersen scored quick, though without the other half century. In the NatWest Series final, he only made 6 as he finished the seven-game series with a total of 278 runs with an average of 46.33. Pietersen's appearance sparked speculation as to whether he will be taken to the Test side for The Ashes later in the summer. Then in July, Pietersen plays in all three games (ODI) NatWest Challenge against Australia. In the final game he is England's top scorer with 74 matches; However, he was forced off the field in third over Australia's answer with a groin injury.
2005 Ashes victory
Speculation about when Pietersen will play for the Test team ends in July with announcement by British electorate David Graveney that Pietersen has been selected ahead of Thorpe. He made his debut in the first Ashes Test at Lord's, becoming a 626 player to play for the national team. He came to bat at 18-3 and he made 57 on his debut in the first half. In the second half, he also came after batting collapsed and finished making the second half of the century and finishing the round at 64 not out, becoming only the fourth player to score the top in both innings on his debut for England, the eighth England player to score half a century in each round on debuted, and the third cricketer to do it at Lord's. England were thrashed by 239 runs before moving to Edgbaston where he came in a more comfortable position scoring 71 in the first half. He had a good partnership with Andrew Flintoff where the couple posted 103 very quickly. He made 20 in the second half coming in 31-4. He was involved in two controversial decisions. He wears his first ball from Brett Lee, but the referee rejects the call. Later, Shane Warne shot a ball that hit his pad and then elbows before being captured by Adam Gilchrist, and he was given. The game ended with England winning with only 2 matches.
In the third Test drawn, Pietersen made his first calm game when he scored 21 in the first half, caught on the border. Then, with England wanting to push him unfortunately dismissed lbw to Glenn McGrath for gold duck. On his fourth test victory on his riding ground, Trent Bridge, he scored 45 in the first half after facing 108 balls in search of a great score. In the second half chasing 129 to win, he was at 57-4 when he scored 23 in a viable partnership again with Flintoff. He was dismissed when he was caught behind the ball outside the stump. However, England won and lead 2-1. Under pressure to send a great score in the final Test at The Oval, Pietersen did not contribute significantly in the first half with 14 as he was fascinated for the first time in his Test career by Shane Warne. In the second half, Pietersen was dropped on 0 by a combination of Gilchrist and Hayden, at 15 by his counterpart from Hampshire's Shane Warne and after reaching 50 from 60 by Shaun Tait. He reached his first test century with four driven from Tait bowling before making 158, eventually dismissed by Glenn McGrath. This round helped secure the return of Abu to England for the first time since the late 1980s. His innings included seven points six, breaking Ian Botham's record for a maximum of six by England players in the Ashes round. Pietersen was named Man of the Match for his efforts, and completed the series as the top scorer, with 473 runs on five Tests, averaging 52.55 which is also the highest in the series. However, he has a less successful series on the field, dropping six catches in five Tests, a point he made wryly when asked about Australians who dropped him three times on the last day. Pietersen was given the ECB center contract to reflect his place on the national team.
Winter Tour 2005-06
Pietersen had less success in three matches against Pakistan, which England lost 2-0. He made a small impact in the first and third tests. The first Test match bout since his match won 158 against Australia short when he was caught on the short leg for 5. In the second half, he was criticized for his dismissal. Just chasing 198, he was caught behind after a terrible hard work on 19 as England continued to lose by 22 runs. In the third test, he made 34 before stepping back in the first half. With England's difficulty Pietersen headed the Danish Kaneria to the short leg when only on one, as England had to be beaten by half. He fared better in the second, however, making Test of the second century in the first half. He raised a hundred by six before the next ball, he top-tilted tug and out. In the next round, with England needing a draw, England are 20-4 but he made 42 to help England reach the draw. He also performed well in the one-day series with two explosive innings of 56 balls from 39 to help England win the first ODI, and 28 from 27 balls in the second. The quicking scoring in the second ODI was to last Pietersen on tour. The rib injury suffered on the first ODI proved too painful throughout the second, and Pietersen returned to England to fully recover for an Indian tour.
In March 2006, Pietersen played in three Tests against India, which England drew 1-1. In the first half on 15, another rash shot brought his downfall. He pulled the ball from Sreesanth to his stump. His 87th in the second half of the first game came during the British acceleration period, helping push the required target of more than 300. Britain then stated last night, and India managed to put out last day to secure a draw. Half a century was followed by another in the first half of the second Test. Again, he gave his net at 64 when he offered Munaf Patel a catch back. The second half was not so good, only facing 13 balls before being caught behind the delivery of Harbhajan Singh. The displeased Pietersen was fined 30 percent of the cost of the game for shaking his head and showing signs of dissent. "Reruns showed that the ball that had fired him had touched his forearm, not his gloves, before rolling into Rahul Dravid's hand as he slipped, but referee Darrell Hair gave him 4 when England collapsed on the fourth afternoon." Pietersen scored 39 in the first half of the third test before he gained the beauty of the moving Sreesanth and took the edge of the bat before being captured by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. In the second half, he posted 7 more caught and captivated, this time by Anil Kumble through the cutting edge. Despite a tranquil match for him, England won comfortably after all the saddest in India's second visit to the crease.
In the one-day series, which England lost 5-1, he is England's top scorer in four of his five matches, and has the highest average of any player with 58.20. His 71th in the second ODI took him past 1,000 ODI runs, matching Viv Richards' record of 21 innings to reach this total.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the UK, 2006
In May 2006, Pietersen matched the 158th highest Test score in the first game against Sri Lanka. The innings end when he goes to Chaminda Vaas. In the second test he made 142 at Edgbaston. He made almost half of England's journey. After he made a hundred, all three of the six, saw the introduction of Switch hit when he turned and hit the hit button sweep off Muttiah Muralitharan. It took him past the milestone of 1,000 trials, in the 12th Test match, and he became the first batsman since Graham Gooch in 1990 to score a century in three innings of sequential Inning Test on British soil. This performance moves Pietersen to the top ten of the ICC cricket rankings. On the third test, he was twice removed by Murali. In the first half, at minute 41, he made a sweep to the short legs. In the second half with England chasing 325, he was caught on short legs for only 6. Nevertheless, his performance in the first two tests earned him the England (Test match) Player of the Series. In the first and second tests of the Pakistani series, he started with a bat but did not make it past the 50th. He did not offer a first-half shot at Lords for 21. In the second half, when England pushed, he played some good punches on his 41 before becoming confused from bowling Shahid Afridi. On the second test, he made 38 when he hit the half volley loosely to the point. In the third Test at Headingley, he hit 135 runs of England total 515. In a recent controversial test on The Oval, on a very wet field, he got a second gold duck in his Test career as he sideways. In the second half, he made 96 before crawling behind again before tests came to an unexpected start.
Pietersen launched his first shipment on Trial cricket on June 4, against Sri Lanka. The first Test goal came against Pakistan later in the summer when Kamran Akmal got a thin edge to Geraint Jones. Then in June, Pietersen scored 17th at Twenty20 International as England lost 2 times to Sri Lanka. Twenty matches against Pakistan were no better, Pietersen was inclined by Mohammad Asif for a golden duck as Pakistan helped themselves to a five-goal win.
English in Australia, 2006-07
In the much anticipated Ashes series in Australia, Pietersen is considered England's best player and this is justified when he scored 490 games in five games and averaged over fifty, despite Australia's clear targeting of him. "I'm interested to see how he will perform in Australia in 2006-07 on the pitch with more reflections," Warne writes, "because the bowlers have tried to test him with a short ball he is still the best batsman in England."
He started well, in the First Test. Despite failing 16 in the first test, he produced a good spell with a good 92 in the second half. This is not enough to save England from defeat 277. In the second Test, he supported his fine form with a century in the Second Test in Adelaide, sharing a 310-run partnership for fourth wicket with Paul Collingwood. When he finally runs out, his first reaction is to "laugh" because it is the third time in his Test career that he has scored exactly 158 walking, which, at that point, scores the highest Test. However, he made 2nd in the fall of the second half of the disaster that cost England dear. In the third test, he was the only batsman who offered resistance with 70 in the first half and 60 did not come out in the second half in a costly defeat to England. However, he could not continue that form because he failed to reach half a century in the last two tests when England lost 5-0.
In the only game Twenty20, Pietersen finished at eleven because England lost 77 matches. In the first One Day International of the Commonwealth Bank Series 2006-07, on January 12th at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Pietersen was injured when a ball was struck by Glenn McGrath hitting him on the ribs. Despite continued inning in some inconvenience, making 82, X-rays revealed a fracture, and Pietersen was forced to skip the rest of the series.
Career in 2007
World Cup 2007
At the 2007 Cricket World Cup, England started in Group C with a game against New Zealand where KP made 60 before holing out. He made 50 more against Kenya but was disappointed with just 5 times against Canada as England's sealed qualifier. He made 48 in an unconvincing victory against Ireland. Pietersen made 58 against Sri Lanka before being captured and silenced by Murali. England lost 2 games before losing their next game against Australia with 7 wickets. Pietersen made 104 runs of 122 balls against Australia. It was the first century World Cup by an Englishman since 1996, and the first against Australia. His efforts at the World Cup helped him achieve status as the world's first rank International Cricket Board brigadier for ODI. He then failed to make 10 against Bangladesh and 3 against South Africa. England lost to South Africa which means England did not reach the semi-finals. In the World Cup final match against the West Indies, Pietersen made 100 of 91 balls, and made run-out captain Brian Lara retired. This century took him over 2,000 ODI lines, thus matching the 51 game record set by Zaheer Abbas. He finished the tournament with 444 games, averaging 55.5, and was described shining on the England team "like a 100 watt light bulb in a room full of candles".
West Indies
In the first test of the series he was dismissed for another 26th chase after a wide search when also after 4 centuries were scored by English batsmen in the round at God, he then scored a hundred in the second half as England sought to accelerate. Pietersen scored 226th highest in the second Test in Headingley (it was printed in 262 balls, with 24 fours and 2 sixes), surpassing the previous of the 158 he achieved three times. With this score Pietersen moved ahead of Everton Weekes and Viv Richards became the batsman with the second highest run of his first 25 Tests (behind Don Bradman). It is also the highest Test score for England since Graham Gooch scored 333 against India in 1990. In this round, the West Indies took a knockout and defeat of 283, the biggest against any team. Pietersen, Man of the Match, said, "I believe the recipe for success is hard work, I have been criticized for throwing my goalkeeper, and I am trying to make it count here".
In the third Test at Old Trafford, he did a bad run on the ground bouncing twice for 9 and 68. In the second half Pietersen lost his ax in a strange dismissal when West Indian all-around Dwayne Bravo delivered a bouncer. who dropped Pietersen's helmet from his head and onto his stump. He's just the fourth batsman in Test cricket to be laid off "hit wicket" as a result of headgear falling to stump. This score takes him past 8,500 first-run classes, and 2,500 runs on test cricket. In the last match of the series, he registered his third duck in Test career in the first half and 28 in the second half when England won the 3-0 series.
In contrast, Pietersen's batting is bad in the following single innings; he scored a total of 77 runs in five games (two Twenty20 and three ODI), recording a second duck ball in the ODI final. He then fell into second place in the official One Day International batting ranking, behind Ricky Ponting. Pietersen himself commented that the lack of form was the result of "fatigue", and reaffirmed his call for a less "busy" game schedule.
Indian Indian Tour and Twenty20 Championship
Pietersen played in the first Test against India and in the first half, he made 37 but not without controversy. He backed the ball behind Zaheer Khan to Dhoni. He walked, but after seeing the reruns on the screen, he walked back to the middle and his decision was canceled. Ironically, he came out shortly afterwards to catch Dhoni, the enchanted Khan. In the second half he was the top scorer with a knock of 134 to set up England's potential victory. Pietersen describes this as his finest century, under very test conditions. In the second test, he twice lbw to RP Singh for 13 and 19 in defeat which then made them lose the series. After making the first 41 innings, Pietersen scored a 10th-century Test in the third and final Test in the Oval, helping England to pull the game with 101. In the one-day series that followed, he struggled at the start with a peak of Score 33 not out in five games first of the series. He scored two and a half centuries in the last game including 71 not coming out in the last game at the Lord, hitting the victory to give England the series.
Pietersen was also selected and played in the Twenty20 Championship in South Africa. In the first match of England against Zimbabwe on September 13, Pietersen recorded 79 ball of 37 balls, the highest Twenty20 score, including seven fours and four sixes in total England 188-9. England won the game with 50 matches; However, this is Pietersen's biggest contribution in the competition. He scored another 99 matches for four matches again, ending the series with an average of 35.60. He also scored the most goals in England (17) and together holds the record for the six most English players (6) with Owais Shah. He also holds the highest strike rate of any British batsman.
Sri Lanka 2007
Pietersen scored 50 goals in England's opening game in Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka Cricket XI, but it took until the fourth ODI for Pietersen to find the form, scoring 63 not out because England won their first series in Sri Lanka. The form still fluctuates in a warm-up game for the Test series, scoring 4, 1 and 59 against the Sri Lanka Cricket XI. This run continued in the Test match when in the first test he got two starts with 31 and 18 but did not continue. He was very unfortunate as in the second half at 18 he was fascinated by the low guarded ball from Dilhara Fernando. In the second test he managed 45 not to come out to secure a draw in Test 2. In the first half, Pietersen's dismissal would be the source of much controversy. He reversed the fifth ball into Chamara Silva on the slip, who flicked the ball to Kumar Sangakkara's kumar owner to complete the catch. Two referees on the field conferred the validity of the catch, as it was unclear whether the ball had touched the ground before until Silva flicked the ball up. Daryl Harper, standing at the end of the bowler gave the decision that the goal has been taken, but when walking off the pitch, Pietersen saw a rerun on the big screen and questioned the validity of the decision. This causes a call for the same catch to be referred to a third referee (TV), but this can only happen if the referee in the field has not made a decision yet. Pietersen passed 3,000 Test runs during the series, becoming the fastest player (based on time) to do it, He just averaged 25.20, and failed to score half a century in the series for the first time.
Career in 2008
Tour New Zealand (home and away)
On the UK tour against New Zealand, Pietersen averaged 33.00 in the ODI series, with a score of 50 in the fourth tied game; England lost 3-1 series. He also scored the top 43 in two of Twenty20's comfortable two matches. Pietersen had two quiet first Test matches, making little impression with the bat. He produced 42 and 6 when England collapsed in their second round. In subsequent tests, he fared slightly better at making 31 and 17. However, in the first half of the Napier Exam he saved England from dangerous 4-3 starts, guiding them to 259 with his 129th, 11th Century Test.
New Zealand then came on to tour England and Pietersen again struggled in the first two Test matches, scoring 3 in the first game. He improved slightly in the second half but only made 26 in the first half and then ran out on 42 after looking good. He seems to be struggling especially against Daniel Vettori but he shows no sign of it when he scores a century in the Third Test, forming a valuable partnership with Tim Ambrose, making the crucial 115. Pietersen scored 42 wins out of the Twenty20 game.
Switch hit
In the first ODI of the NatWest series, Pietersen hit two numbers with "switch-hitting" on the way to 110 not out. While facing a medium-speed bowling, Scott Styris, Pietersen turned his body and changed hands (effectively hitting as a left hand) hitting two points above the cover and length. Because Pietersen not only reversed his hand position (as some batsman did while playing a backward sweep), but changing his position by twisting his body, this "switch-hit" shot was immediately followed by a call to ban them from the game. Although a similar shot was played when Pietersen overturned Muttiah Muralitharan for six in Sri Lanka in 2006, in which case he changed hands and executed a "switch" before the ball was thrown.
Some commentators complain that because Pietersen changed from his right hand to a left-handed batsman when the bowler approached his delivery step, he gained an unfair advantage. Gideon Haigh said that "A bowler should advise a batsman when he changes direction, why the batsman does not, given that where the bowler's goal will depend on placing the stump off". Ian Healy endorsed this by saying "It should only be banned directly." If you want to hit to one side of the field, you have to do it cross way, and do not change the way you are facing or grip you otherwise you will start to allow the players "Former fast-bowler Michael Holding argues that" if the batsman can change from the right hand to left-handed, there should be no problem with the bowler changing from the right hand to the right-handed, well, without having to tell the referee, or he should tell the referee if he goes around the goal. "
Pietersen replied to this claim by saying:
"That's ridiculous, really stupid.. Sweeping-sweeping has been a part of the game for so long.I just lucked that I was able to hit him a bit further.. Everyone wants brand new ideas, new inventions and new shots. new shots are being played today and people have to say it's a new way to go.There's new stuff going for the current cricket and people should not criticize it all the time. "
Another quote for prohibited shots is the possibility to exit from LBW ("a player comes out of LBW if... a ball that is on the line between goal and goal or on the outside of the striker's goal") is removed, as the off side becomes the side of the foot and vice versa. The shot was considered by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the governor of the game, who came to the conclusion that the shot was legitimate, believing that the BBLR law (which continues "The striker's outer side will be determined by the striker's attitude as the ball begins to play for the delivery") enough to cover the scenario. They cite variations that bowlers can do, such as googly or slower bowling, as well as the inherent risk of shooting at the batsman, in justifying their decision.
There is still a call for further review of the stroke, with Jonathan Agnew giving scenarios where the right-handed batsman can take his position as a left hander, then swap positions as the bowler walks in, thus kicking any ball that landed outside his stump now. He also called for wide legislation to be adjusted in a cricket day, as bowlers were punished for the bulk of the shipments that passed the side of the foot.
Captain England
Success against South Africa
Pietersen captained England in fifth ODI against New Zealand after Paul Collingwood was banned for four games for a slow over-rate during the previous game. Pietersen was named captain of the stand-in for the next three matches in August.
With Michael Vaughan as captain for the first three tests, Pietersen appeared to be developing in his first Test series against his former compatriot scoring 152 in the opening game of the series. During the third Test against South Africa, Pietersen was criticized for throwing away his sixth attempt attempt to finish a century when at 94. Jonathan Agnew and Alec Stewart called the strokes "irresponsible" and continued Agnew, suggesting that Pietersen therefore ruled himself out of potential calculations for England captain with Vaughan's place in the starting line-up in doubt after failing to score. In the event, after losing the match, Vaughan resigned and Pietersen was made permanent captain of both Test and ODI sides (Paul Collingwood releasing the ODI captain at the same time).
Following the news that he had been captain of the English Test Team and ODI, Pietersen paid tribute to the two outgoing captains but announced that he would look for the captain of the team in his own style. He scored a century in his debut match as captain in his fourth dead rubber test, and then beat South Africa 4-0 in an ODI match. In the series he made 90 not out and got 2-22 with the ball. In the fourth ODI, another dead rubber when England took a 3-0 lead, he hit 40 fast to lead England to victory.
Derailment in India
Pietersen continued to lead the team during a 5-0 defeat to India in an ODI match; the series should have composed of seven matches, but was abandoned after fifth because of the 2008 Mumbai attack. However Pietersen had a decent series with a fast hit beater in the first game and 111 did not get out in the fifth game. The Pietersen man returned to England before continuing his tour amid unprecedented security, to play two Test series. Pietersen is very vocal in terms of the resumption of the tour, citing the need to counter terrorism. He has an aggregate of 5 runs in 2 innings in the first test dismissed by Yuvraj Singh in the second half which shows Pietersen's fight against Yuvraj of the ODI series continues. England were defeated on the first, but the team recovered for a second draw with Pietersen scoring 144.
In January 2009, following the British losses in India, the media reported that Pietersen had asked the Cricket Council of England and Wales (ECB) to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the role of Moorish coaching with the team. A few days later, Pietersen made a statement to the media about an 'unhealthy situation' that needed to be resolved in the English camp. The media speculated that Moores would soon be replaced if there was a Pietersen-Moores slit. Moores and Pietersen are believed to be at loggerheads over several issues, including the team's training regime, and the possibility of former England captain Michael Vaughan for an upcoming tour of the West Indies. On January 7, 2009, Moores was removed as England coach by the ECB, and Pietersen suddenly resigned as captain. Immediately after Pietersen's resignation, some commentators related to English cricketers indicated that they believed Pietersen had miscalculated by openly advocating the removal of Moores, especially in making a public dispute. In an interview a few days after his resignation, Pietersen revealed that he did not intend to resign as captain, but was told by ECB officials that he was resigning. Dennis Amiss, the deputy chairman of the ECB, noted Pietersen in his statement that the story of the rift with Moores has not been leaked to the media by him, saying, "We do not believe Kevin Pietersen leaked information, we understand his frustration by leaking by others." Pietersen became captain for three Test matches , and 10 matches of One Day International. It was announced that Andrew Strauss would take over the captain.
Careers in 2009
English in West Indies
Pietersen's first game after retiring from the captain garnered much media attention, playing in the Caribbean during an England tour in the West Indies under new captain Strauss. Although Pietersen scored a 97th in the first half of the first Test, the West Indies led 74 and England fascinated 51 with Pietersen making only one thrown by unseeded winger Jerome Taylor as England collapsed in a half-round defeat. After the second Test was abandoned, Pietersen made 51 in the fast scheduled 'Third' Test. His good form continued as he scored a 72 goal not out to give England a draw in Barbados. In the fifth and final Test, with England having to win, Pietersen achieved his fastest test with 102 of 92 balls. He fought in a one-day series followed by his top score of 48.
Indian Premier League
In February 2009, Royal Challengers Bangalore of the Premier League of India bought Pietersen for USD 1,550,000 which made him the highest-paid IPL player with Andrew Flintoff. The next month the owner of RCB Vijay Mallya announced that Pietersen would replace Rahul Dravid as captain. He won two of his six matches in charge before departing to fulfill his international commitments with England; Anil Kumble took over the captain and led the Bangalore team to the final of the IPL. Kevin Pietersen was later purchased by Deccan Chargers for the 2011 season and sold to Delhi Daredevils in the 2012 season without playing a single game for Chargers.
West Indies and World Twenty20
Pietersen started in 2009 with questions about his form, in which many experts view him as in a decline. He dismissed the first ball in the first Test against a West Indies side tour fired by a full, swinging ball (a delivery that he seems to be fighting), but in the second Test made 49 quick before falling into attacking shots. He then suffered what appeared to be only a minor right Achilles injury and was later ruled out of the ODI series, which was also won by England. In June 2009, Pietersen played in England's Twenty20 World warm-up matches against Scotland, scoring 53 unbeaten victories in six England wins in goal. He also appeared on the news after accidentally hitting a 15-year-old school boy with a cricket ball from a drive straight after the boy bowed to him. Pietersen left the boy, from Suffolk, with a bat signed as compensation.
Achilles Pietersen's injury began to blaze ahead of England's first Twenty20 game, against the Dutch shortly after. In the absence of Pietersen, England suffered a historic loss to the Netherlands. He returned for the second game against Pakistan and top scored with 58 of 38 balls and hit 3 sixes (one measured over 100m) in a 48 victory victory, he also top scored in India's three-run victory later in the competition. Although absent in the first match Pietersen ended the tournament as Britain's leading runscorer with 154 at an average of 38.50.
Ashes 2009
Pietersen joined the British Ashes team in June 2009 for the upcoming Ashes series 2009. Despite failing to surpass a single digit score during a warm-up game against Warwickshire, he helped England to score over 400 on July 8 during the first day of the first Test at the SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff with 69 before being dismissed by Nathan Hauritz, top-edging sweep the ball off stump; the dismissal was heavily criticized. He also seemed to burn his Achilles injury again all of a sudden which stifled his shot a bit. In the second half he was fascinated for 8 after leaving the ball straight from Ben Hilfenhaus. Many experts think the criticism of the British key batsman from the first half might affect him. In the first half on Lords, after proving his fitness, he came on 222-2 and played some trademark shots before being caught behind Peter Siddle. In the second half he came when England led nearly 300 and he and Ravi Bopara fought for time. Pietersen limped as he ran and many shots raced from the inside edge which raised serious doubts for the rest of the series. He actually did well to reach 44 before getting caught behind Siddle again. After struggling on the pitch as England won, Pietersen was eliminated from the rest of the series with an Achilles injury. It ended 54 consecutive games. When his recovery slowed, Pietersen was not included in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy and Andy Flower speculated that due to Pietersen's wound infection "may miss this winter tour in South Africa due to the slow progress in recovery from surgery."
Careers in 2010
Pietersen returned from injury in time to play part in a 2009-10 winter tour in South Africa. His contribution, however, was significantly below the pre-injury range with an average of only 27. He showed several laps of concentration, causing some to suggest that off-field interference and lingering problems with the removal of the captain still affected his form. Former British batsman and commentator Geoffrey Boycott detected a new technical error playing across full length deliveries.
Pietersen went on a two-match Bangladesh tour in the wake of a bad show on his return from injury and led to speculation where England Pietersen was under pressure. However, the important first inning of 99 in the first Test and the score that reached the score of 74 did not come out in the second, as long as the stand of 167 did not come out with Alastair Cook, saw Pietersen return to a much more respectable figure. England won the series 2-0 and Pietersen finished with a total run of 250 and the average for the 83.33 series.
Pietersen joined his Royal Challengers team in Bangalore following a conclusion for a UK tour in Bangladesh. Pietersen showed further signs of a return to form in the IPL by scoring 236 runs with a high score of 66 *, with an average of 59.00, which is the highest in the IPL.
2010 ICC World Twenty20
Pietersen was elected in England's 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 2010 in the West Indies. Pietersen's tournament started off with a bad start as he was made fired for a duck by Rory Kleinveldt in a warm-up match. In England's first match against the West Indies, Pietersen started with confidence scoring 24 of his 20 balls before being dismissed with a pull by Darren Sammy. Against Ireland, he struggled to leave, scoring a slow 9th of 18 balls. In England's super eights match against Pakistan, he scored 73 * of 52 balls, leading England to six wins. In the next super eights match against South Africa, Pietersen scored 53 aggressive kicks from 33 balls, contributing to 94 runs with Craig Kieswetter and 39 wins for England. For her appearance, she is referred to as the man of the match.
Following the conclusion of this match, Pietersen returned to England to be present at the birth of his son. Pietersen returned in time for England's semi-final against Sri Lanka, where he scored a vital 42 * of 26 balls, guiding England into a 7 wicket win and a place in the final of their first ICC tournament since the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. In the final against the old enemies of Australia, he scored 47 passes from 31 balls, which included four fours and one six. Pietersen shared in an important position 111 with Kieswetter, before approaching David Warner from Steve Smith's bowling. Pietersen's beating was crucial in helping England secure a 7 wicket win and their first first ICC tournament victory. After the match Pietersen was called the man of the series for his vital contribution to the bat, which ended with Pietersen becoming the second highest scorer with 248 running at an average of 62.00 and a strike rate of 137.77.
Bangladesh, Australia and Pakistan
Pietersen played in the Bangladeshi home series, but only contributed 18 in the first half before helping England in the pursuit of a modest number with 10 *. He made 64 in the second Test, however. After the Test series, attention was drawn to the lack of Pietersen's game for Hampshire - having not played the County Championship at the Rose Bowl since 2005. After making one Twenty20 appearance for them against Surrey after the Bangladeshi Exam series, it was announced that he would leave Hampshire, stating that "Geographically it does not work.I live in Chelsea. " On June 22, Pietersen played 100 ODI against Australia in his home ground, Rose Bowl.
Pietersen struggled to appear in the ODI series against Australia and then Test series against Pakistan. England beat Australia 3-2, but Pietersen could only manage the highest score of 33. England beat Pakistan 3-1, and although Pietersen top-scored for England with 80 in the second Test, it was the only time he passed 50 and ended the series with a gold duck. His bad form, and the recognition by Pietersen before the final Exam that he had low self-confidence, led many in the media, including Geoffrey Boycott, to suggest that Pietersen could do by playing County Cricket to regain his form before the 2010-11 Ash Series.
Pietersen was removed from the two limited British squads to confront Pakistan. However, the ECB brokered a loan move to Surrey for the rest of England's 2010 cricket season which allowed him to play first class cricket while the British team played Pakistan in limited leg overs of the tour. Pietersen announced the omission and transfer of the loan to Surrey early through a Twitter message, which contained swear words and was quickly removed, and he apologized the next day. The online blast drew some criticism against him, with national elector Geoff Miller one of them criticizing the message. During the lead up to 2010/11 Ashes Series Pietersen signed up for two first class games in the South African competition with KwaZulu Natal Dolphins.
Ashes drops below
Pietersen went into the 2010-11 Ashes series without a century since March 2009, and many felt that England would not be able to defend Abu unless he found the form. In the first Test at Gabba, Brisbane, Pietersen hit 43 in the first half but was unnecessary in the second as England posted 517-1 stating before a draw was announced.
In his second Test in Adelaide, where he hit 158 ​​on the previous Ashes tour, Pietersen joined Alastair Cook opener (148) to create a century partnership before proceeding to score his 17th Test Century. He finished with 227, the best Test and Second Test of the second century, as England declared in 620-5. Given a rare bowl at the end of the fourth day, Pietersen claimed goalkeeper Michael Clarke (80) left Australia 238-4. England then proceeded to bowl Australia out on the last morning to win with a round and 71 runs, and Pietersen was named man-of-the-match.
2011 ODI Series against Australia
In the ODI series following the Ashes Test Series test, Pietersen's performance was solid on the first ODI at MCG. His team's high score of 78 helped England to send a traditionally competitive score of almost 300. But England was defeated by an Australian pursuit after the monumental Shane Watson did not come out. After making the first duck ball in second ODI at fitness Hobart Pietersen once again became a problem and he lost his third ODI due to "crotch strain". The fourth ODI, though Pietersen made only 12 with a bat, was won by England. On January 29, Kevin announced to the media that Britain could make an amazing comeback to win the series from 3-1 down. In the remaining three games (all England defeats) Pietersen scored 40, 29 and 26 respectively. Australia won seven games ODI series 6-1.
Careers in 2011
Pietersen is part of England's 15-man squad for the 2011 World Cup held by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka between February and March. In a warm-up match he was asked to open a punch in anticipation that he would take a position for the entire tournament. He has opened the batting only six times in a single day of the match and has never been to England, despite having done it for England in 2004. Pietersen came home early due to injury. Hernia needs immediate surgery and a recovery time of about six weeks means he will miss the rest of the tournament and potentially IPL. Eoin Morgan takes Pietersen's place in the squad. Pietersen received some criticism after being seen at a nightclub in London when injured, but he dismissed the criticism as unwarranted.
He returned from injury to the home series against Sri Lanka in May 2011. Pietersen was also selected to play against India in July 2011, and scored 202 not out at Lord's in Test 1. During the innings, Pietersen passed 6,000 in the Test. The achievement takes exactly six years, which is the fastest in terms of time required, and 128 innings. In the fourth Test he scored 175 runs and shared a partnership of 350 runs with Ian Bell. Pietersen was rested for the ODI series against the ones following the Test.
Career in 2012
Sri Lanka and IPL
Pietersen played an important role in the UK tour of Sri Lanka. By scoring a century in both of the two Tests, not only did he move to the 20th century for England
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