KP retirement plan upsets http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Anthony-Holding-c75756 - Cricket News Update
West Indian legend, Michael Holding, has said that it will be very sad for the cricket fans to see a talent like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 calling time on his career under such unfortunate circumstances.
“He is certainly one of the best batsmen I have witnessed,” Holding remarked. “He is such a fantastic player and fans will miss out on some electrifying batting if he is not part of England's line-up after the third and final Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.”
The West Indian great is among several former cricketers, who have called for a normalization of relations between the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 middle-order batsman and the English Cricket Board (ECB).
Pietersen, in a shocking development, put his Test career in doubt after blaming ECB officials for his uncertain Test future. The former England captain also hinted at a possible unrest in the dressing room.
Holding has asked the right-hander to avoid making a hasty decision which could end his otherwise glittering Test career destined for greater heights.
Former Windies spearhead hailed the way the England middle-order batsman took apart the Proteas attack, led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528, during the second Test at Leeds and termed his innings as the best he has seen in recent times.
Pietersen played a masterful century (149) and took 4 wickets in the match to bring his side closer to a victory - his heroics earned him the Man-of-the-match award. The middle-order batsman, also surpassed the 7000-run mark in Test cricket and became the fastest batsman to do so.
“His innings against South Africa showed what he is capable of when he is in the zone. If he had a back-foot game there would be very few people in the modern era who could compete with him,” Holding said.
However, Holding fears that the 32-year-old would be on the losing end of the deal if he falls out with the ECB, which as a governing body, has an obligation to treat all players equally and fairly.
“ECB cannot allow him to dictate his future; the same rules have to be applied for him as they would for every other member of the team,” the 58-year-old great concluded.
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