Kevin Pietersen is cricket's Mohammad Ali, says Viv Richards – Cricket News Update
Sir Vivian Richards, the former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Ali-c76635, who was an amazing sportsman but attracted different scandals through controversial statements.
"Kevin is a good player but talks himself into some issues. In the old days we had Muhammad Ali — the way he spoke and acted, people wanted to see him knocked out. But he was a great boxer," said the former great while speaking to ‘The Sun’.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 born cricketer has been an integral part of the England team since making his way to the international level in 2004. The right-handed batsman has brought a sense of aggression to the Poms, which helped them revive their cricketing glory in recent years.
Pietersen has so far represented his adopted country in 88 Tests, 127 One Day Internationals and 36 T20s, having scored more than 12 thousand runs with the help of 30 centuries at the ultimate stage of the sport. The hard-hitting batsman is equally effective in all forms of the game, averaging 49.48 in Tests, 41.84 in ODIs and 37.93 in T20 Internationals.
However, the great batsman has had a career full of controversies. He was sacked as England’s captain after the tour of India in 2008 due to his differences with the coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over taking part in the Indian Premier League.
The 32-year-old cricketer was dropped from the England side earlier this year after his controversial text-messages to the opposition players. However, the right-hander is now back in the team for the on-going tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Despite going through some rough times, Richards is confident that Pietersen will deliver the goods in the all-important series in India.
Richards expressed, “You can see through his behaviour that people want to take him down that little bit more. But because he has the X-factor he can respond to it,” said Richards. "Looking from afar, he's his own worst enemy but you can't deny how good he is to watch and how important he is to England.”
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