Pietersen dropped from ODIs, T20Is
The English selectors have dropped a bombshell by giving Kevin Pietersen a boot from the ODI and the T20I squads to take on Pakistan in the series. Pietersen will feature for Surrey for the rest of the season after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 had earlier refused to play him in the county cricket. The English selectors announced a 12-member T20I side, and a 14-member ODI side for the rest of the tour against Pakistan.
The other major news is the dropping of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Kieswetter-c51708, who was the man of the match in the final of the ICC World T20. He has been replaced in the ODIs by Steven Davies, and while he will continue to play in the T20Is, the wicket-keeping will be done by Davies. Kieswetter’s loss of form was the prime reason for his axe.
According to the chief selector, Geoff Miller, Pietersen’s bad form was the reason for his omission from the side. Miller said that Pietersen will be better off if he played some first class cricket and that is why he was loaned by Hampshire to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851.
Miller also thanked Surrey for allowing Kevin to play and Hampshire for facilitating the loan period for the rest of the season.
An angry Pietersen had tweeted about his expulsion even before the selection was made public, but deleted the post after some time. He later said that while being disappointed for being axed, he understood the reasons behind it and will look forward to making the most of the opportunities that he got at Surrey. He also added, "I would also like to add my huge thanks to Surrey for giving me this opportunity and I hope I can repay them with some runs."
Some of the English cricketers will be in action for their respective counties before the start of the limited overs leg of the competition. Captain Andrew Strauss will feature in Middlesex's Clydesdale Bank 40 game against Derbyshire, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 if he does not feature in the playing eleven of the ODIs.
Ryan Sidebottom will also feature in a first class game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
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