Michael Vaughan and Shane Warne predict Kevin Pietersen will perform well against India – Cricket News Update
Two former cricketers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Paul-Vaughan-c76145 and Shane Warne, feel that former England captain, Kevin Pietersen, could turn out to be the difference in the Test series between India and England.
The Test series started on the 21st of July, 2011 with the Lords, which is also the 2000th Test match of the history of the game and also the 100th match between England and India.
It is a much awaited series and fans from all across the globe have shown interest in watching this battle, especially because the outcome of this series is going to decide the number ranked Test team of the world.
India is currently the top Test team of the world, according to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 rankings. However, England is geared up to take this position.
Pietersen has not been in great form since last six months and struggled in the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, although he scored a couple of half-centuries.
However, Vaughan, who was the captain of the English team when they won the Ashes in 2005, feels that the charismatic batsman always performs well on big occasions and the on-going series between the two countries is surely a big one.
He said, "His Test form is not a massive worry. In an x-factor series against India, which will bring big crowds and a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Beau-Casson-c47541, I think he will perform,"
The 31-year-old batsman has been a great servant of English cricket over the years as he has played 74 Test matches for England, in which he has scored close to six thousand runs at a fantastic average of 48.16 runs per innings.
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"If http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 can't become the No.1 team," said Warne.
The prediction of the two former cricketers seems to be the right one as Pietersen has started the series in a fabulous manner by scoring a ton in the first innings of the Lords Test.
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