Kevin Pietersen is all praise for Cook’s progress in international cricket – Cricket News
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 as an international cricketer over the last few years and feels that the left-handed batsman is the right man to lead the national
team.
The cricketer from Gloucester came through the ranks of junior cricket in England and did exceptionally well in county cricket before making his Test debut against India in 2006. Since then, the gutsy batsman has been a permanent
member of the Test team and was handed over the captaincy last year after the retirement of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964.
Pietersen, who is set to return to the Test team for the Ashes after recovering from a knee injury, said that Cook has improved tremendously since arriving at the world stage.
“His first series was against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 away and we beat India,” Pietersen said. “He's done exceptionally well, his cricket just keeps getting better and better.”
Cook has already notched up 7524 runs in Test cricket with the help of 25 centuries, which is an astonishing record taking into account the fact that he is just 28-year-old at the present moment. Pietersen
is of the view that the left-hander has the potential to break all the batting records in the five-day version of the game if he remains fit.
"For me he's the right man to lead http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, he's doing a great job for us and he will continue to get better and better and break every record anyone's ever set, certainly in the English game. He's on target
to go for Tendulkar's numbers, if you look at the numbers and look at his age," the hard-hitting middle-order batsman added.
Pietersen injured his knee after the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Champions Trophy 2013 in England. The right-hander
is expected to play the last T20 International of the two-match series against the Kiwis today at the Oval, which should help him get back into the groove of international cricket before the Ashes, which begins from July 10 at Trent Bridge.
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