http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 wants Pietersen back for India Tests – Cricket News Update
England’s pace bowling spearhead James Anderson wants http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 back in the side for the upcoming Test tour of India.
While speaking to media reporters on Friday, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806 seamer said that the Poms need the hard-hitting top order batsman back in the ranks if they are to regain their Test No. 1 ranking, which they relinquished to South Africa this summer.
Pietersen, 32, has been out of England fold since early August, having been dropped for the third Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 faced a Super Eights ouster following their not so impressive performances, especially with the bat.
However, earlier this month, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jersey-c41001 again.
Anderson on Friday said that it would be great if the hard-hitting top-order batsman could be included in the squad for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 Test series, commencing on November 15, in Ahmedabad.
"We want to get back to number one and we need our best players to do that. Kevin is one of our best, " Anderson told BBC.
"If he is there then brilliant. Hopefully we can draw a line under the whole episode and crack on with the tour of India," he added further.
England are scheduled to play four Tests and Two T20 Internationals against India in November December, before returning home for Christmas and New Year. They will go back to India in early January next year to play a five ODI series against the Men in Blue.
The controversial batsman is currently in South Africa to play for his IPL side http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils in the latest edition of the Champions League T20, which gets underway in Centurion today and will run until October 28.
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