Yuvraj Singh had dismissed Kevin Pietersen five times in ODI cricket.
England’s Test tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen (Kevin Pietersen) and former Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan (Zaheer Khan) MS Dhoni in the commentary box during the lunch session on the fourth day of the second India vs England Test played in Visakhapatnam recently between (MS DhoniThere was a dispute regarding ).
Actually, Kevin Pietersen made a shocking comment about MS Dhoni during the conversation, he said that the former Indian captain was in his pocket. Pietersen recalled the time when he dismissed MS Dhoni for his second wicket in a Test match at The Oval in 2011. Dhoni was batting on 92 runs when Pietersen bowled the ball which penetrated his defence.
After which Zaheer Khan immediately responded and silenced Pietersen by saying that Yuvraj Singh also says the same about him. Zaheer was clearly referring to how many times Yuvraj Singh had dismissed Pietersen. Yuvraj dismissed Pietersen five times in ODI cricket, more than any other bowler in the world.
Here’s how Kevin Pietersen and Zaheer Khan talked about MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh.
Kevin Pietersen: Do you know who else is in my pocket? The great Mahendra Singh Dhoni. At the same time, he is next after Kamran Akmal.
Zaheer Khan: You know I met Yuvraj Singh recently and he was talking about having Kevin Pietersen in his pocket.
Kevin Pietersen: Yes, I knew it. I knew you were going to say that.
Kevin Pietersen: Yuvraj got me out many times.
Zaheer Khan: I remember KP had also given a special nickname to Yuvraj Singh.
Kevin Pietersen: Yes, and he also used it as his e-mail ID for some time. We’ve had some great battles, some beautiful battles on the field and that’s what happens when you play for so long.
The good thing is that you can talk about it and enjoy it. This is the same thing that a guy like Ashwin will do to Ben Stokes when his career is over. They must be laughing and joking like this.
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