ECB shuts door on Kevin Pietersen's T20 return - Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 T20 World Cup, scheduled for mid-September this year.
The 32-year-old English batsman had retired from One Day Cricket claiming that the schedule was hectic; opting to focus more on Tests and T20s however, the English Cricket Board under the current central contract were reluctant to consider any player for
only the T20 format.
Confirming the desire to play in all forms of cricket in the near future, the premier batsman believes that he is up to the challenge, provided the board eases his schedule. "I would love to play for another three or four years in all forms of cricket,"
he said.
A healthy average of 37.93, along with a destructive strike rate of 141.51 in T20 internationals, KP would be the arsenal that any team would want to carry, considering his past performances in the T20 World Cup, which http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 managed to win in the Caribbean
in 2010, where he was nominated Player of the Tournament, posting 248 runs in six T20 World-Cup innings.
Replacing the right-hander will be http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in Nottingham on 24th, June, 2012.
English Team director and head coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362, believes that although talks are underway between Kevin and the Board, it is unlikely that the 32-year-old will be a part of the squad, leaving Hales as the sole option as an opener for the shortest format
of the game.
England has also included http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 after their successful performances in the ODI series, while the 30-man squad has provided an opportunity for young players who have performed well in the domestic Friends T20. The upcoming faces include
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-Croft-c2583, Joe Root.
The current group will be reduced to 15 by August 18.
England 30-man squad: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jos-Buttler-c1733, Alastair Cook, Steven Croft, Steven Davies, Jade Dernbach, Steven
Finn, Alex Hales, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LJ-Wright-c1841
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