Not many people in the world could do what Pietersen did, Says Cook – Cricket News Update
The English Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in Mumbai.
Batting splendidly himself since taking over the captaincy, Cook hailed KP’s show with the bat in the first innings by calling it a game changer. Pietersen alongside Captain Cook, batted on days 2 and 3 of the second Test to dominate the home spin attack
on a turning wicket and forcing them on the back-foot.
"There are not many people in the world who could do what Kev did, It was the difference between the two teams. He took the game away from India," Cook said.
After being under heavy fire lately, Pietersen redeemed himself from any doubts that were raised about him. Being out of the side since the Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 at Headingley, KP had to go through a complete reintegration process by resolving the differences
with the English Cricket board for his comeback.
Cook believes, without KP’s winning performance England might have lost the game; however, he did not take credit away from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, both of whom performed out of their skins. It would not be wrong to say that Cook and KP outbatted
the home team, but it would have been useless if the efforts of Monty Panesar would not have come into play, with his destructive 11-wicket haul in the match.
"The way http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Dermott-Monteith-c65601 bowled, under pressure to perform, was fantastic - especially because we didn't want to be chasing a lot on that wicket," added Cook.
It was never easy for England to make a comeback in the tournament after facing a terrible defeat in the first game, where its players put up a very ordinary effort. Nonetheless, after proving themselves in the second match, England are still in contention
to conquer the “final-frontier”.
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