Kevin Pietersen hails Ian Bell for his batting – Cricket News Update
The star batsman of England, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 for his consistently brilliant performance in the past year..
Bell is playing his fourth match of the npower series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and has scored 450 runs at an excellent average of 90.00 runs.
He had to bat at No.3, in the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576, who was injured during the 2nd Test match and was ruled out of remaining two fixtures..
Bell scored 159 runs in the second innings of the Trent Bridge Test, 34 runs in the third Test at Edgbaston, and was unbeaten on 181 in the first innings of the ongoing encounter at the Kennington Oval, London.
The 29-year-old is on his way to grasp his first double Test hundred, which appears likely, keeping in view his recent form.
Pietersen was jubilant over the performance of Bell and admired his batting skills, saying,
"He's so pleasing on the eye when he's batting, and it's just nice he's gone to his 16th Test hundred.The hard work he's put in since the (2009) Windies tour is paying dividends."
Bell scored 313 runs in the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in 2009-10, averaging 44.71 runs, the best of 140 runs with one century and a fifty.
He scored 261 runs against Bangladesh on their tour in 2009-10, at an excellent average of 130.50 runs, with one hundred and a fifty.
The right-hand batsman posted 145 runs against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 in 2010, at an average of 72.50 runs, with the best of 128 runs.
His form continued in the Ashes 2010-11, where he thrashed 329 runs averaging 65.80 runs, with the best of 115.
Bell exhibited his potential against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 recently by smashing 331 runs at a mighty average of 331.00 runs, with the best of unbeaten 119.
Pietersen appreciated Bell for his mature batting, form and personality, saying,
"Belly's been magnificent over the last 12 to 18 months. He's grown as a person - he's matured so much - and I love the fact he's scoring runs so fluently.”
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