DTVHINDIIND vs ENG 2024: Kevin Pietersen’s reaction went viral on Virat Kohli’s decision to withdraw from the first two Test matches against England
The Indian senior selection committee will soon announce Virat Kohli’s replacement. Virat Kohli and Kevin Pietersen. (Photo Source: Twitter) England’s tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen (Kevin Pietersen) Virat Kohli before the first two Test matches of the five-match Test series against England starting from January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad (Virat Kohli) have come out in support of the former Indian captain after his decision to step down. Kevin Pietersen took to social media platform ‘X’ to express his support for Virat Kohli and urged people to ‘respect’ the decision of Team India’s batting superstar. Kevin Pietersen wrote in a post in support of Virat Kohli without mentioning his name on X: “If a player withdraws from the series due to personal reasons, respect him! The matter is over!” See here Kevin Pietersen’s X post for Virat Kohli If a sportsman pulls out for personal reasons, RESPECT IT! End of! — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) January 22, 2024 Meanwhile, Virat Kohli had requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to withdraw from the first two Test matches against England citing personal reasons and the board accepted the star batsman’s request. The Indian senior selection committee will soon announce Kohli’s replacement. Read here: BCCI’s NAMAN Awards is returning after four years; These two Indians will get special honor The BCCI also urged Indian fans to “respect Virat Kohli’s privacy during this time and refrain from speculating on his personal reasons” and to support the “Indian cricket team as it prepares for the upcoming challenges in the Test series”. . India’s squad for the first 2 test matches against England: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj. , Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Avesh Khan. Virat Kohli out, see India’s playing XI for the first test against England Those 5 Indian players who have scored centuries in all three formats Top 5 captains who hit most sixes in all formats of cricket These 7 cricketers have married more than once IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals will win the second trophy on the basis of these 11 players Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in super over in T20I history 5 Indian batsmen who have been run-out the most number of times in T20Is IPL 2024: Pat Cummins will captain..! Know SRH’s playing XI Top 4 partnerships of T20I cricket from India 5 Australian players who scored the fastest 4 thousand test runs
Looking at what happened in Cape Town, India will not shy away from preparing spin-friendly pitches – Kevin Pietersen
Meanwhile, Pietersen also expressed his concerns about England’s spin options. Jack Leach, with 35 Test match experience, is the most senior spinner in the team, while Rehan Ahmed played only one match. On the other hand, Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley have not yet debuted for the English team. India will not be shy at all in preparing spin friendly pitch – Kevin Pietersen Kevin Pietersen, in his column for The Times, said that the question is, will England be able to perform well with the spinners they have? This will be the thing that decides the series. It’s going to rotate. I actually played in Vizag (Visakhapatnam) recently. It was a T-20 match, there also the ball spun and bounced! “Looking at what happened in Cape Town last week, they won’t be shy about preparing spin-friendly pitches.” In the baseball era, Kevin Pietersen explained the art of defending the ball. He believes that cricketers need to spend time defending in the nets as this will give them the confidence to attack later. He assured that playing defense is not a negative thing as it can help cricketers get settled at the crease sooner. Also read: Yashasvi Jaiswal will now cement his place in the test format
SA vs IND 2023-24: Kevin Pietersen made a ridiculous demand after the Test series between India and South Africa ended 1-1.
Many former cricketers have expressed their displeasure over the concept of a two-Test series. South Africa vs India and Kevin Pietersen. (Image Source: Getty Images) India’s tour of South Africa 2023-24, SA vs IND: Former England cricketer and commentator Kevin Pietersen (Kevin Pietersen) said that he wants to see the third and final Test match between India and South Africa, as no one has emerged as a winner in the recent two-match Test series. Let us tell you, in the two-match Test series played between South Africa and India, both the teams won one match each and had to share the trophy. After which many former cricketers have expressed their displeasure over the concept of a two-Test series. ‘Two test match series is a waste of time’ Former Team India coach and commentator Ravi Shastri called the two-Test series a waste of time, while South African legend Shaun Pollock also called for at least three Test matches to be played to find the winner. The need has been emphasized. Read here: After Cape Town Test, Rohit Sharma accused ICC and match referee of duplicity regarding pitch rating in India Now Kevin Pietersen has expressed his views against the two-match Test series. Since the Cape Town Test between South Africa and India ended within two days, with Team India registering a seven-wicket win, Pietersen has suggested hosting the third match in Cape Town. Final Test should be held in Cape Town: Kevin Pietersen Kevin Pietersen wrote on X: “There is enough time to play the third and decisive Test starting tomorrow in Cape Town. In this way, there will definitely be a result in the series and the Indian players will not miss their scheduled flight home. “ There’s enough time to play the 3rd and deciding Test match to start tomorrow in Cape Town. There’ll absolutely be a result in the series and the players won’t miss their scheduled flights home. — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) January 4, 2024 Let us tell you, the Indian cricket team defeated South Africa by 7 wickets in the second and final test match and leveled the series 1-1. Whereas the host South Africa cricket team won the first test match in Centurion by an innings and 32 runs. IPL 2024: This strong playing XI of RCB will now bring the trophy to the franchise. Top 10 teams making lowest scores against India in Test cricket These 5 Indian batsmen have never been able to score a Test century in South Africa These 10 big records will be broken in international cricket in 2023 7 big pictures of the year 2023 which made headlines 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023
