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Kevin Pietersen

Full Name
Kevin Peter Pietersen
Born
27-06-1980 Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Current Age
42 years old
Major Teams
England, ICC World XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils, Rising Pune Supergiants
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Off-break
Kevin Pietersen

Photos: Kevin Pietersen

  • In Pictures: Top 10 Highest Run-Scorers in India vs England Tests

    In Pictures: Top 10 Highest Run-Scorers in India vs England Tests

  • 100th Test between India and England, and 2000th overall

    100th Test between India and England, and 2000th overall

  • Kevin Pietersen with wife Jessica Taylor

    Kevin Pietersen with wife Jessica Taylor

  • Photo: Damien Martyn, Kevin Pietersen, Jacques Kallis chilling out in South Africa

    Photo: Damien Martyn, Kevin Pietersen, Jacques Kallis chilling out in South Africa

Videos: Kevin Pietersen

  • Watch Kevin Pietersen reveal the names of top five bowlers he played with or against

    Watch Kevin Pietersen reveal the names of top five bowlers he played with or against

  • Sachin Tendulkar only Indian in Jason Roy’s All-Time XI

    Sachin Tendulkar only Indian in Jason Roy’s All-Time XI

  • Mike Hussey to captain, while Sachin Tendulkar to bat at no. 7 in Graham Onions' All-Time XI

    Mike Hussey to captain, while Sachin Tendulkar to bat at no. 7 in Graham Onions' All-Time XI

  • Video: Chris Gayle or Kevin Pietersen – who is better?

    Video: Chris Gayle or Kevin Pietersen – who is better?

Kevin Pietersen Biography

He is second in the list of century-makers and fifth in the list of run-getters among English Test players, but Kevin Pietersen was probably never made to feel an Englishman. The South African-born Pietersen had a frosty relationship with ECB and the English players and it did not quite come as a surprise when his international career came to a tragic end at age 33 — less than 10 years after his debut.

Pietersen’s candidness, especially in public, contributed to his miseries. He dubbed Graeme Smith "an absolute muppet, childish and strange". He had a much-publicised row with Jason Gallian at Nottinghamshire in 2003 that saw his kit bag being trashed off the Trent Bridge balcony, leading to a broken bat.
 
He publicly called for the removal of coach Peter Moores in 2009. Moores was sacked, but it also ended in Pietersen’s own resignation as England captain. Pietersen was fined by ECB in May 2012 for his tweet against Nick Knight. 
 
The same year, in a press conference during the series against South Africa, he spoke of issues within the dressing room that needed to be resolved. Allegations were made that he sent defamatory text messages about Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower to South African players. He was dropped.
 
Pietersen has been a maverick newsmaker in other ways as well: he opted for bizarre haircuts and peroxide blond dyed streaks along the middle of his head and his celebrity quotient increased when he married Liberty X pop singer Jessica Taylor.
 
But the man who as good as won the Ashes back for England in 2005, had introduced the switch-hit into cricket, is unquestionably one of the most consistent batsmen in modern cricket. He got to 1,000 runs in a record-equalling 21 innings, and after a highly consistent 2007 World Cup, became the No. 1 batsman in the ICC ODI rankings.

Pietersen was an explosive and high impact player. His innings of 186 in Mumbai — which was the high point of a rare series win on Indian soil — is a case in point. On Day Three, 17 batsmen from either side struggled to score 221 runs between them, while Pietersen single-handed hit 124. 

Following his “axing” Pietersen signed up with Delhi Daredevils, St Lucia Zouks, and Melbourne Stars. He stirred up controversies with his autobiography by accusing some of his teammates of bullying.

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Kevin Pietersen Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 104 181 8181 8 227 47.28 13257 61.71 23 35 986 81 62 0
ODIs 136 125 4440 16 130 40.73 5128 86.58 9 25 427 77 40 0
T20s 37 36 1176 5 79 37.93 831 141.5 0 7 119 32 14 0
World Cup 13 13 575 1 104 47.91 684 84.06 2 4 53 7 3 0

Kevin Pietersen Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 104 1311 886 10 88.60 4.054 131 0 0 3/52 4/78
ODIs 136 400 370 7 52.85 5.550 57.14 0 0 2/22 2/22
T20s 37 30 53 1 53.00 10.60 30.00 0 0 1/0 1/4
World Cup 13 66 51 0 -- 4.636 -- 0 -- 0/30 2/22

Kevin Pietersen Career statistics

Test Debut

England v Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood, July 21, 2005

Last Test

Australia v England at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, January 3, 2014

ODI Debut

Zimbabwe v England at Harare Sports Club, Harare, November 28, 2004

Last ODI

England v Australia at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, September 16, 2013

T20 Debut

England v Australia at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, June 13, 2005

Last T20

England v New Zealand at Kennington Oval, Kennington, June 27, 2013

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Archer was on Thursday ruled out of the 2022 English summer after suffering a stress fracture on his lower back.

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Pietersen Calls For Umran Malik’s Inclusion In Rescheduled Test vs England

Umran Malik has impressed everyone with the pace of his bowling. His fastest delivery of 157 kmph came against Delhi Capitals.

Kohli Would Be Fuming: Kevin Pietersen Highlights Why Virat Would Be Unhappy

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    Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with P, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds a plethora of ...

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    Kevin Pietersen, born on June 27, 1980, is one of the most aggressive batsmen produced by England. Over the years, Pietersen has had ...

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