Alastair Cook expects Kevin Pietersen to make an impact in the future – Cricket News Update
England’s One Day International (ODI) skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
Pietersen has faced a lot of criticism in the recent times due to his inconsistent performances in 50-over cricket. He was rested during the recently concluded series against India, but will be a part of the team during the return series on the Indian soil.
The flamboyant batsman also had an injury in his wrist, which kept him out of action for a while. Although he was still fit enough to play competitive cricket, the English board decided to give him some time to regain maximum fitness.
Cook admitted that his star player has been a bit off colour in recent times, but expected him to come out of the struggle soon.
He stated, “His (Pietersen’s) stats in the last couple of years in one-day cricket haven’t been as good as they were in the first part of his career and part of our job as an England management is to try to get him back to playing there because a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806
averaging 50 and striking over 100 is a huge element of an England side.”
The 26-year-old also thought that Pietersen had a bright future, saying, “I see Kevin as a huge part of this one-day side, especially in the 2015 World Cup.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 is currently in India and will play five ODIs and one Twenty20s against the World Champions.
This will be a tough ask for the Poms, as they might struggle on slow and low batting wickets. They enjoyed tremendous success against India on the British soil, but things will be completely different this time around.
However, the momentum is with the tourists, as they had whitewashed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in all three formats of the game recently. The team might not get the same result in Asia, but they are fully capable of winning a series.
Both teams had last clashed on Asian soil in the ICC World Cup 2011 and the match ended in a tie.
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