Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Peter Pietersen MBEis an English professional cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who currently plays for Surrey, as well as Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League and Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League . He has also been signed by the Rising Pune Supergiants for the 2016 season of the Indian Premier League...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth27 June 1980
CityPietermaritzburg, South Africa
cent feeling hate matches missing per situation
I was not feeling 100 per cent fit, yet I wanted to play considering the situation we were in. I hate missing international matches and I just wanted to go out there.
matches six
These days you can play almost 100 Test matches in six years.
achieving helped last people thank thrilled
It's been a whirlwind, the last 12 months. I'm just thrilled to be here, and I thank all the people that have helped me in achieving this success.
emerging good player year
I thought I had a pretty good go at the emerging player of the year but the one-day international player of the year really got (surprised me),
bowl chasing couple half might second
If we bowl them out in a couple or two and a half sessions, we might be chasing 150 to 200 in the second innings,
time
My England captaincy was not the England captaincy I wanted, that's what will live with me for a long time.
australian good great guys mates means played series start
It is probably the start of the banter they want to get going before the Ashes. We know the Australian guys are great guys and we're good mates with them, which means the series will be played in good spirits.
award blazer carry emerging good player ready taken year
I thought I had a pretty good go at the emerging player award. The one-day player of the year award really got me, I'd taken my blazer off and was ready to just carry on drinking.
rather
Rather him than me in one of those things,
boundary brad caught
But I just don't see how it is an important matter. When I was caught on the boundary at Old Trafford it was by Brad Hodge, who was on as a substitute.
case focused game inside mentally mindset
It's a case of a different mindset as well. You've got to be very, very mentally focused and know your game inside out.
honestly
I'm flattered. I honestly didn't think I was going to get this award,
heard issue minor nuts obviously swearing
I just think it is such a minor issue - obviously I heard him swearing and going nuts as he went off the field,
hardly laugh proper speak
It was only stares and swearwords really, nothing serious. I just laugh about it because they can hardly speak proper English.