After 10 years, only five countries will be left playing. Some of his centuries such as his very first in a test match, scored in the. Records includes the following current or recent matches. Alastair cook, the england skipper, scored a classic 122, staying true to his consistent form and leading his team from the front. He went on to play 104 test matches in his career and scored 8181 runs with an average of 47.
Pietermaritzburg was the same city gandhi was kicked out of the first class compartment of a train for not being white. Boycotts final test century was scored in delhi, at the feroz shah kotla, back in december 1981. He is a south african origin cricketer who is now englands former batsman. What are some mindblowing facts about cricketer kevin. Materialistic things always pleased kevin pietersen. Kevin pietersens bold prediction over future of test. New zealand in united arab emirates 201415 3rd test sharjah cricket association stadium.
There is only a 10% chance of kevin pietersen playing for england again, says former captain michael vaughan. Kevin pietersen shares rahul dravids letter on how to. He is a righthanded batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for england, surrey and the delhi daredevils pietersen was born in pietermaritzburg, natal province, south africa. Kevin pietersen england return a 10% chance michael. Kevin pietersen called time on his extraordinary career two years ago. England cricket star kevin pietersen, who has been playing for quetta gladiators in the pakistan super league this season, said goodbye to all forms of cricket with an emotional instagram post. Kevin pietersen hits century for surrey against oxford. Kevin pietersen alleges that there was a culture of bullying within the england team and that a clique made up of graeme swann, stuart broad and matt prior ruled the roost. Kevin pietersen scored his first test century in england for three years after surviving two close shaves to reach three figures on day two of the first test against india today. The fascinating life story of professional cricketer kevin pietersen, mbe, from his childhood in south africa to his experiences as one of the leading lights in the world of international cricket. The first test triple century was achieved by andy sandham of england against the west indies in 1930 in the first test series hosted in the west indies. The south africanborn batsmen was lauded as one of the most damaging and feared strokeplayers of his generation compiling 23 centuries and 35 fifties. Heroes, so campbell wrote, are invariably outsiders. Read about kevin pietersens profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on.
Pietersen made his england debut in the first test of the 2005 ashes series at lords and scored 8181 runs in 104 test matches at an average of 47. Kevin pietersen, of south african descent, was a similar precocious talent, bringing such inconceivable skill and swagger back into the gentlemans game for the first time since king viv. Pietersens proposed retirement from oneday international cricket in the spring. Kevin pietersen is told he will not be recalled by england despite a careerbest. He made his england debut in the 2005 ashes series and has scored 8,181 runs in 104 tests at an average of 47.
Photo by jordan mansfieldgetty images south africa, on the back of some exceptional bowling performances, beat england in the second test at tent bridge to level the series 11. Pietersen receives county offers to boost england hopes. On the grand occasion of the 2,000th test, and with england. Former england batsman kevin pietersen releases new book. Alastair cooks measured call for a line to be drawn in the sand looks set to fall on deaf ears with matt prior expected to respond to.
Englands kevin pietersen celebrates after reaching a century during the second day of the fourth test match between england and india at the oval cricket ground in london, on august get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images kevin pietersen england personal information born jun 1980 years birth place pietermaritzburg, natal. The 34yearold, sacked by england in february 2014, hit his maiden triple century against leicestershire. He has a highest score of 227 and has made 23 centuries. The 37yearold helped quetta qualify from the group stages in the twenty20 tournament, but with the event moving from the uae to pakistan, he decided against travelling. Kevin pietersen receives county offers to boost england. Others, backlit by increasingly spectacular bustups with the england.
Pietersen has scored 8,181 runs in 104 tests at an average of 47. Kevin pietersencricket player profile from england at ndtv sports. The autobiography, still high in the bestseller lists, naturally isnt a patch. Kevin pietersen check pietersens news, career, age. In three odis, pietersen had scored 41 runs at an average of. Kevin peter pietersen mbe born 27 june 1980 is a south africanborn british former cricketer. Story of a genius graeme swann says kevin pietersen. He has scored centuries in test and one day international odi matches. As of 1 january 20, pietersen has played 104 tests and 6 odis for england, scoring 8,181 and 4,440 runs respectively and is the first batsman. Cricketpietersen receives county offers to boost england. I n 6 years of test cricket there has been 3,649 test centuries scored by 697 batsmen, from sir donald bradman and sachin tendulkar to ajit agarkar and saqlain mushtaq.
Find pietersens records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets. In a low scoring match pietersen was the only england batsman to pass fifty and appeared to be batting in completely different conditions if not on another plain of existence as evidenced when he switchhit muttiah muraliatharan for a. Former england cricketer kevin pietersen on tuesday made a bold prediction on test crickets future and claimed the longest format will be reduced to five out of the 10 members of the. Teams, england, icc world xi, royal challengers bangalore, hampshire, deccan. With 14 test centuries and 383 wickets a national record until 2015 he remains the high bar for english allrounders. As of 1 january 20, pietersen has played 104 tests and 6 odis for england, scoring 8,181 and 4,440 runs respectively and. Story of a genius graeme swann says kevin pietersen could have scored 40 or 50 england hundreds watch story of a genius episode five. Ash, england, reuters kevin pietersen may have played his last professional game of cricket in england, former international team mate geraint jones submit subscribe for. But his was a sedate knock compared to the pietersen hurricane. In 2003, pietersen scored 1,546 firstclass runs, and 764 runs in limited overs cricket. Well, kevin pietersen was born in pietermaritzburg, in the province of kwa zulu natal kzn in south africa. He made his england debut in 2004 during an odi series in zimbabwe.
Pietersen last played for england in the final test of a 50 ashes series. List of international cricket centuries by kevin pietersen wikipedia. Kevin pietersen is an english cricketer and former captain of the england cricket team. Ap kevin pietersen may have played his last professional game of cricket in england, former international team mate geraint jones said on thursday south africanborn batsman pietersen, sacked by england at the start of the year, caused a. Read about kevin pietersen s profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on. H ere, the pa news agency looks back over some of his most memorable innings in england 1.
Alastair cook deserves to be the man who broke the england record for the most test centuries which, while equalled, had not been surpassed since 1939 until a warm if smoggy evening in kolkata. Kevin pietersen makes a bizarre claim about the future of test cricket according to kevin pietersen, the only countries that would continue playing test cricket in. In 104 tests for england, he scored 8181 runs at 47. South africas jacques kallis is next on 45 and ricky ponting with 41 hundreds is in third. Pietersen cracks sensible century as england pile the pain. Pietersen highlighted the time when england were in bangladesh for a threematch odi and twomatch test series in 2010. Former england cricketer kevin pietersen has made a rather bold statement regarding test cricket as he has said that in 10 years time, only a handful of nations will be left plying their trade in the longest format of the game. The fastest test triplecentury by number of balls faced, where that. Kevin pietersen makes a bizarre claim about the future of. In odis, pietersen went on to score 4440 runs in 6 games with an. Top 10 england test cricketers stroud news and journal. Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in test cricket with 51. Pietersen, who has not played for england since the 50 ashes test series ended in january 2014, released a book later in the year in which he said there was a. The spin what is the greatest test century of all time.
Kevin pietersens century is the finest innings by an. Former england batsman james taylor had to retire at just 26 owing to an incurable heart disease but he vividly recalled his debut test match where he. English crickets everest beckons for kevin pietersen and alastair cook. The most controversial player kevin pietersen sports. He is a righthanded batsman and occasional off spin bowler.
English crickets everest beckons for kevin pietersen and. Kevin peter pietersen, mbe born 27 june 1980 is a south africanborn english cricketer. South africaborn kevin pietersen migrated to england looking for better opportunities to play international cricket. Former england batsman james taylor hits out at arrogant. Pietersens standing as the supreme england batsman of his generation is edged with poignancy.
The highest ranked england players are alastair cook in tenth with 33 centuries and kevin pietersen who finished his international career with 23 centuries is in equal twentyfifth. Cook had to fly down from antigua as an emergency replacement for marcus. Kevin pietersen hits first test century as england captain. He made his firstclass debut for natal in 1997 before moving to england, after voicing his displeasure at the. No england player has scored more centuries in asia than cooks five, either, while he also surpassed kevin pietersens 144 in mohali in 2008 to record the highest score by an england captain in. Records test matches batting records most hundreds. The quickest test triplecentury was scored in 4 hours 48 minutes, by wally hammond for england against new zealand at auckland in 193233. Pietersen, 37, had a storied international career which ended in a controversial fashion in 2014.
Pietersen, one of the most innovative and exciting strokemakers of his generation, has made 23 test centuries and 35 fifties. Kevin pietersen retires from cricket, here are his best. Kevin pietersen profile cricket player,englandkevin pietersen. Going on to score further centuries in east london and centurion, pietersen ends up being man of the series, making 454 runs at an average of 151. Id love to know, says pietersen, who scored 23 centuries in 104 tests for england. Alastair cook began his test career in 2006 with a century on debut against india at nagpur. Pietersen has the secondmost number of test centuries for england 23 kevin pietersen 8181 runs in 104 tests during his playing days, pietersen was one of the mainstays of every english xi that took the field, across formats, and was the star of the team for the best part of his 104 tests. Kevin pietersen is englands alltime leading run scorer in all forms of cricket. His manual was a book called the hero with a thousand faces. Kevin pietersen criticises former england colleagues matt. Kevin pietersen feels poor team selection cost england the. Alastair cook and kevin pietersens unbroken century put visitors in a position of great promise it was the middle of the. Pietersens england recordequalling 22nd test century contained all the ingredients of greatness, and something more. Just as kevin pietersen was always going to score a century in his first test innings against his motherland of south africa, so he was always.
Kevin pietersen was dropped acrimoniously after englands 05 thrashing to australia, earlier this year. Former england batsman kevin pietersen had shared one such incident of his career. New ecb chairman opens door for pietersens england return. Kevin pietersen profile icc ranking, age, career info. The batsman scored 23 test and nine odi centuries for the.