http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 back in the team – Cricket News
Extremely happy with the return of Kevin Pietersen in the English squad, Andy Flower, the head coach, said that the lanky batsman is a superstar and is very important for his team.
Pietersen remained out of international cricket for a few months due to a knee injury which occurred after the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 earlier this year. As a result, the 33-year-old cricketer missed the home
series against the Kiwis as well as the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Champions Trophy 2013. The right-hander returned for the last T20 of the two-match series against the Black Caps but the match was unfortunately abandoned due to rain after just two balls.
In his last first-class match, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 last month. While speaking to Telegraph, the England coach expressed his delight over the return of
the great batsman and feels that his current batting form augurs well for the English side.
"I am very happy he is back. It was great to see him get that score at Leeds (for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851). But it was also great to see how he was in the nets with us prior to that. He looked very confident and was moving well,” said Flower.
The English team are presently gearing up for the upcoming Ashes series, which starts from July 10, at Trent Bridge. England require the hard-hitting batsman to be at the top of his game in the all-important battle.
The former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 captain rates Pietersen very high and further added that the tall batsman has the ability to change the course of a game single-handedly.
The coach added, "He is very important to our side. He is a superstar with the bat who can dominate and intimidate opposition. He is a big physical presence and a big personality, and those people influence sporting contests."
Pietersen has so far represented England in 94 Tests, 132 One Day Internationals (ODI) and 37 T20 Internationals, having scored more than 13 thousand runs at the highest level of the game, with the help of 31 centuries. The former
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 captain is considered to be one of the most threatening batsmen of the current era.
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