Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen on Saturday shared a 20-year-old photo from his social media account, which is from the time when he played the Duleep Trophy. Actually, Pietersen participated in the 2003-04 Duleep Trophy for England A. In that tournament, Pietersen scored 345 runs in four innings with the help of two centuries.

Meanwhile, one of England’s explosive batsmen Kevin Pietersen shared the picture on September 7, 2024 and wrote the caption, ‘India 2004! Playing in the Duleep Trophy. This was the time when I first fell in love with India or rather Indian bowlers!’

Let us tell you that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took a revolutionary decision to invite foreign teams from the 2003/04 season of the Duleep Trophy. In which England A participated and played against the team led by Kevin Pietersen and James Tredwell.

Here is Pieterson’s post

Kevin Pietersen did well with the bat

He scored 104 and 115 runs in the match against South Zone played from February 21 to 24. While in the match played from February 27 to March 1 in Amritsar, he scored 32 and 94 runs against East Zone. Despite his brilliant performance with the bat, England A lost both the matches and could not make it to the final of the tournament.

The first-time experience on Indian soil proved invaluable for Pietersen as it made him quite impressive against spin. Pietersen’s track record against India in India speaks volumes as far as the longest format of the game is concerned. The right-handed batsman had scored 703 runs in 16 innings in India, including four half-centuries and two centuries, before calling time on his international career.