London, July 13 (ANI): Cricket star Kevin Pietersen’s wife Jessica Taylor is looking forward to spending the summer with her husband, after having spent 11 weeks apart. The couple have vowed never spend time apart again, after they were separated ... Read More »
First Ashes Test may not go the distance, feels ex-player Dean Jones
Melbourne, July 7 (ANI): If former Australian Test cricketer dean Jones is to be believed, the first Test in Cardiff will probably end before five days. According to Jones, it is a new pitch with a crusty surface and is ... Read More »
KP believes England can win Ashes even if he is having a bad run
Cardiff (Wales), July 7 (ANI): With a day to go before the first Ashes Test against Australia to be played here, explosive batsman, and 2005 Ashes hero Kevin Pietersen has said that England can win the Test and the series ... Read More »
Proteas problems with KP, a thing of the past, says Smith
London, June 11 (ANI): South African cricket captain Graeme Smith has said that his team’s problems with England star Kevin Pietersen are a thing of the past, and there isn’t any animosity anymore. The Proteas ace has publicly slated KP ... Read More »
KP could miss Ashes due to Achilles heel injury
London, June 7 (ANI): England’s Ashes hopes may have suffered a potentially devastating blow with their best batsman, Kevin Pietersen, yet to recover from his Achilles heel injury. The Daily Star quoted team coach Andy Flower as saying that Pietersen’s ... Read More »
Pietersen impressed by Yuvraj, Gayle’s hitting prowess
London, June 4 (ANI): England’s star batsman Kevin Pietersen is impressed by the hitting prowess of Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle, whom he has nominated as some of his most feared opponents. Pietersen reckons Windies captain Gayle is one of ... Read More »
Pietersen says T20 not so ‘silly’
London, June 2 (ANI): England’s best batsman Kevin Pietersen no longer sees Twenty20 cricket as a silly aspect of the sport, adding that his view changed during the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in 2007. The Independent quoted the Indian Premier ... Read More »
Collingwood confident Pietersen will play a role in World Twenty20
London, June 1 (ANI): England Twenty20 captain Paul Collingwood believes his team has the skills to do well in the World Twenty20 that gets underway from June 5, and adds that he is confident about batsman Kevin Pietersen delivering the ... Read More »
England learning to win without Flintoff,KP, says Stu Broad
London, May 26 (ANI): England are learning to win without Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen, claims all-rounder Stuart Broad, 22. He insists that others thrive on the responsibility of performing when the two highest-profile players are missing. On the eve ... Read More »
Pietersen’s injury row takes another twist
London, May 23 (ANI): England all rounder Kevin Pietersen’s injury row took another twist when skipper Andrew Strauss revealed that he first felt the problem in the Caribbean. Pietersen has pulled out of the three-match NatWest Series against West Indies ... Read More »
Injured KP vows to be fit for ICC World Twenty20, Ashes
London, May 21 (ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said that he will be fit for both the ICC World Twenty20 and the Ashes. KP has opted out of the one-day series against the West Indies with an Achilles heel ... Read More »
Future of Test in hands of grounds men: Pietersen
London, May 17 (ANI): England’s star batsman Kevin Pietersen has insisted that the five-day version of the game needs to be spiced up, pleading with grounds men that the future of the game is in their hands. The huge popularity ... Read More »
Pietersen backs ‘free spirited’ Bopara to fire against Aussies during Ashes
London, May 10 (ANI): England all rounder Kevin Pietersen is confident that Indian born Ravi Bopara can shock the Australians later this summer with his audacious shot-making and ice cool temperament. Bopara’s dazzling ton against West Indies ended England’s problem ... Read More »
Dhoni dubs Flintoff best bowler in ODI cricket
London, Apr 20 (ANI): Chennai Super Kings skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has dubbed Andrew Flintoff as the “best bowler in one-day cricket” ahead of today’s big clash with Kevin Pietersen’s Bangalore Royal Challengers. The two giants of the English cricket ... Read More »
Rajasthan Royals stunned by Bangalore Royal Challengers
Veteran Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble sent the Rajasthan Royals crashing to defeat when they started the defence of their Indian Premier League crown at Newlands Saturday. Kumble took five for five as the Bangalore Royal Challengers gained a crushing 75-run ... Read More »