http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 slams Nagpur pitch after day one – Cricket News Update
Kevin Pietersen, the England middle-order batsman, has expressed that the pitch for the last Test of the four-match series against India at Nagpur is not conducive for stroke-play and maintains that his side is in a good position, despite scoring just 199 runs for the loss of five wickets on day one.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 and Pietersen consolidated the innings for their team.
Pietersen remained the pick of the batsmen for the visitors, scoring 73 off 188 balls with the help of 10 boundaries. Even the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238.
Some of the sporting analysts feel that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749’s run-rate; however, Pietersen believes that his team has done well, taking into account the nature of the Nagpur pitch. The lanky batsman rated the track as the most difficult he has witnessed at the highest stage of the game.
“It is tough and it is the toughest wicket I have played Test cricket on in terms of trying to play strokes,” Pietersen said. “I think we have done okay at 200 for 5 but what the wicket is going to do from now on, The key today was to try and bat for as long as possible because I don't think that wicket is getting any better.”
The middle-order batsman is not sure how the Nagpur track will behave in the next four days.
“My guess is as good as anyone's in this room as to what that wicket is going to do. I don't know, but goodness, it is slow,” he added.
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