Kevin Pietersen is desperate to be playing for England again, says Alastair Cook – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 back in the team and hopes that the world-class batsman will perform to the best of his abilities against India.
England are scheduled to visit India next month for a four-match Test series, which commences from November 15, 2012, at Ahmedabad.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 born batsman was originally not part of the squad because of his disputes with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB); however, he has been drafted into the side, having resolved his issues.
Cook, who was appointed as England’s Test captain after Andrew Strauss’ retirement from competitive cricket, will be leading the Poms for the very first time in the 5-day format against India. It is going to be a huge test for the left-handed
batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 being an extremely formidable side at home.
The 27-year-old cricketer admitted that England’s journey in international cricket has not been smooth recently. However, he is happy that things are back on track and believes that Pietersen’s comeback has strengthened the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749
side. Cook revealed that the hard-hitting batsman is keen to make an impression at the highest stage of the game once again.
"It has been a difficult two months for us as an England side but for me as a captain the best possible outcome has happened," Cook said. "We have got a world-class player back in our team. It has been a tough couple of months for Kevin
but he seems very contrite. He is desperate to be back playing, doing what he does best - scoring runs for England.”
Over the years, Pietersen has been a genuine match-winner for the Poms, scoring runs against all bowling attacks in different conditions. The newly appointed Test skipper expects Pietersen to start scoring runs immediately, like he
has been doing in his entire career.
“I want him to come back into the side as he was to score match-winning runs like he did in Colombo, like he did at Headingley,” he added.
Pietersen already has more than 12 thousand runs in international cricket with the help of 30 centuries.
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