India v England 2011: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kevin-Peter-Pietersen-c71169 as England’s X-factor – Cricket News Update
With not many days left in the start of the crucial series between England and India, the cricket pundits are giving their opinions regarding the teams and their players. A few days back, the former English Test cricketer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashley-Fraser-Giles-c46314, acknowledged Andrew
Strauss and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alastair-Nathan-Cook-c42852, as the key players for England in the high-voltage clash.
However, the former English skipper, Michael Vaughan, and the legendary Aussie leg-spinner, Shane Warne, have come out with a different point of view as the two cricket greats cited the blazing batsman, Kevin Pietersen, as England’s most dangerous player
for India.
Pietersen has not been enjoying the best of his form for the last few months. After recovering from an injury he picked up during the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, collecting
just 162 runs in three Tests.
Yet, Vaughan regarded Pietersen as the vital cog of the English batting line-up, regardless of his recent poor show with the bat.
"His Test form is not a massive worry. In an x-factor series against India, which will bring big crowds and a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Beau-Casson-c47541, I think he will perform," said Vaughan.
Warne also has a similar opinion about Pietersen, as he believes that the South African-born batsman will be England’s most vital player in the battle for the top position in the Test rankings.
"If Kevin Pietersen finds his form again and provides that x-factor, then there is no reason why http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 can't become the No.1 team," stated Warne.
Furthermore, Pietersen is also confident of displaying fine performance in the series, saying that even though luck did not favour him recently, he is hopeful of scoring a big one and regain his lost momentum.
"I feel 100% that I'm on the brink of a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 score. I've felt better and better. But the way that I play, looking to score and be aggressive and take the attack to the opposition, you are going to have good days and bad days," shared the blistering batsman
who made his Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
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