Pietersen lavishes praise on skipper Cook – Cricket News Update
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Cook smashed a startling 176 in the second innings of the series opener to salvage England from the clutches of an innings crushing, before scoring an impressive 122 in the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, to put the visitors on course to a mammoth ten-wicket victory.
This was Cook’s 22nd Test hundred in 85 appearances, besides 29 half centuries. Kevin Pietersen, who played a dazzling knock of 186 runs, believes the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 left-hander has the potential to amass around 40 Test centuries.
"http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-James-Cook-c90355 [Cook] hasn't spoken about himself yet but he is 27. Has got 22 Test hundreds, there is no reason why he shouldn't get 35-40 Test hundreds in his incredible Test career," said the 32-year-old Natal born England batsman, who shared a record 206-run stand with Cook for the third wicket partnership in Mumbai.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964’ retirement in August.
After losing the series opener by nine wickets, the Three http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 bounced back strongly to win the second Test with a ten-wicket margin, courtesy Cook and Pietersen. Rest of the line up once again failed to counter the Indian attack, falling for scores inside 29.
"...We practised hard. But the important thing is not scoring the runs in the net but scoring the runs in the middle. Quite a few of our guys were able to do that. I thought that our spinners were exceptional in this match," said KP, a veteran of 90 Tests.
"It's special to be part of this team. The dressing room is certainly united. It's fun. We are having a great time in this tour," added Pietersen, who has recently returned to the national setup after two months.
The third Test of the four-match series gets underway in Kolkata from December 5.
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