England and the growing need for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 to make a comeback
When Kevin Pietersen was axed from the national team this summer and with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) expressing disappointment towards the all-rounder’s actions, many had thought that the situation would certainly end KP’s international career.
With the flamboyant batsman refusing to budge, things went from bad to worse and before the end of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757’s tour of England, KP’s future seemed to be heading towards an inevitable demise.
However, his signing of a four-month central contract changed the situation and what once seemed like a hopeless situation turned into an opportunity for the KP to prove a point and extend his retirement.
While many would argue that KP manipulated the ECB after giving a match-winning performance in the second Test against South Africa, there is no doubt that he is certainly an important and the most explosive player in the English squad.
A T20 and one-day England squad without Pietersen is perhaps unimaginable and while there are some fine generation of English players in the national team, KP still hold his own.
England recently had a disastrous http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, where they failed to hold on to their title. While the Poms looked lazy in all departments there is perhaps another reason for their lacklustre performance and this was the absence of KP, who
failed to make the squad.
T20 skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465 was confident that his boys would not require KP to save the day for them, but in the end the story was different. They needed a stable all-rounder, but without KP they lacked in this department.
KP’s critics argue that the player is selfish, but then again, if he scores for himself, it helps England at the end of the day, so it really does not matter if KP loved himself too much to hammer a staggering hundred, its England who get to win.
Perhaps after a forgetful Twenty20 Championship, England cricket bosses have come to a realization that they do need a high value player like KP in the team for the X-factor to get them across the finish line every time they are in a spot of bother.
KP having South African roots does not know when to give up and this is one thing that makes him valuable for England. A player who has the capability to snatch victory from the clutches of defeat is just what England need to stand among cricket Gods.
However, the big question now is if KP will be able to adjust with the players who turned his back on. Without unity among the members of the squad, KP might find it difficult to give his optimum performance.
Broad, who is believed to be among the players who have had a difficult with KP has said that he will not have any problems playing alongside the flamboyant batsman, However, history has shown us that this is not the case when it comes to cricketers getting
along after developing estranged relationships.
With KP just waiting to make a possible comeback for the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 that will begin from November 15, time will tell if the player proved his worth.
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