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
consistency convinced needs performance
We're not convinced with the way we've played, our one-day performance needs consistency.
batting days declare hour last needed pressure quick runs short team ton
I have been batting well on the last two days of the tour. Getting out just 13 short of a ton is disappointing but it was need of the hour as the team needed quick runs to declare and put pressure on India.
When I was single I went out a lot. I don't go out all that often now.
confidence factor
It's the confidence factor you need to take into the sub-continent and I have that.
hard
It's quite hard when you do fail and you don't achieve what you want to achieve.
dropped given six
I've dropped six catches and nobody's given me a beer.
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.
award bad best both couple dropped fantastic great innings lucky maybe player respect six summer win
It's fantastic for me and great to get this award on the day we win the Ashes, but respect to every player from both sides. I dropped six catches this summer so maybe it's not a bad thing I got lucky a couple of times today. That is the best innings I will ever play.
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.
moment ran special
It was a special moment when he ran over to me,
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.
score short target
We set our target to score about 400 in the first innings. We're about 240 short after the first day.
The only way to get a three to four-month break would be to tear a tendon or a hamstring or something like that.
christmas rest
That's not a Christmas present. It's with you for the rest of your life, so no one can take it away from me and say I'm not English.