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Bethell bids for NZ highlights reel to stake Ashes claim

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:20:10 GMT

Young batter has opportunity to build narrative ahead of England's defining campaign in November

Kevin Pietersen joins Delhi Capitals as team mentor

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:11:46 GMT

This is the former England captain's first foray into coaching in the IPL

Kevin Pietersen helped to broker Hampshire's 'historic' GMR deal

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:26:12 GMT

Delhi Capitals co-owner says former England batter was "common link" with Rod Bransgrove

CSK, Mumbai Indians interested in buying franchises in South Africa's new T20 league

Thu, 05 May 2022 19:28:22 GMT

Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals and a Kevin Pietersen-led consortium also express interest

Shastri: 'Overcooked' Kohli needs a break from cricket before or after England tour

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:12:17 GMT

Kevin Pietersen echoes Shastri, saying the batter will find it "hard to continue delivering now as his brain is completely fried"

Kevin Pietersen wants 'franchise competition for red-ball cricket' to raise England Test standards

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 20:21:36 GMT

Former Test captain advocates radical change with call for ECB to impose Hundred template on first-class game

Kevin Pietersen: Four-month Ashes tour without families is "utter madness"

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former England batter says he would back player withdrawals from "insane" schedule

ECB step up batsman protection with no hit-wickets via the helmet

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Regulation tweak may lead to law change given mandatory use of headgear

Former captains warn against Ben Stokes replacing Joe Root as Test skipper

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

David Gower and Kevin Pietersen fear allrounder's game will be cramped by responsibility

IPL 2020 should 'kick-start the cricket season' - Kevin Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen and Sanjay Manjrekar agree that every attempt must be made to make the tournament happen

'If you are too self-centred, you are looking for ways to get out' - Virat Kohli

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Indian captain also talks about why he turned vegetarian in a chat with Kevin Pietersen

Melbourne Stars' tales of woe in Big Bash finals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

This time, they had a second chance the set the record right, but faltered again

Kevin Pietersen 'was right' about player workloads, admits Ashley Giles

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's director of men's cricket says rest and rotation likely to become more commonplace

'Not good for a team environment' - Morgan unhappy with Pietersen criticism

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Not necessary for critics to be constructive, says the England World Cup captain of his former team-mate's analysis

No backwards steps, say England, as Kevin Pietersen criticises Eoin Morgan "weakness"

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Short ball to England captain raises eyebrows of former team-mate, as England face battle for semi-final berth

Alastair Cook wanted to keep door ajar for Kevin Pietersen return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The former England captain gave more detail of the decision that rocked his career and reveals he hasn't spoken to Pietersen since

'Throw marketing clout behind Tests, don't succumb to lazy assumption that T20 rules'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen has urged the cricketing fraternity to focus on the revival of Test cricket, while delivering the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru

'Boots up! Thank you!' - Pietersen calls time on playing career

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Batsman bows out ahead of Pakistan leg of PSL, to bring end to colourful and controversial playing career

Watson's 90* propels Quetta to second place

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After conceding 180, Karachi put up a listless batting performance to go down by 67 runs - the heaviest margin of defeat in PSL history

Bowlers, Pietersen dazzle in Quetta win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rumaan Raees' knee injury adds to Islamabad United's woes as they slump to their second loss in three matches

Pietersen smacks match-winning 46 in last BBL game

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A Kevin Pietersen cameo in his last appearance for the Melbourne Stars left the Hobart Hurricanes' semi-final hopes in the hands of other teams

Pietersen, Coleman lift Melbourne Stars to first win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Renegades, however, took a blow after the loss. They're not precariously positioned at eight points with two other teams

Career is nearly "done and dusted" - Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen has been gradually slipping towards retirement and after suffering defeat in the Melbourne derby he announced when he would end his career

Signs that Cook's time is up - Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen has described the batting of both England and Australia as "no good", and questioned Alastair Cook's desire ahead of the third Ashes Test

Ashes must be a Stokes no-go zone - Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Strauss could face his "biggest decision", Pietersen warns, as old tensions are rekindled

Team bonding vital for England in Australia - Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's players must retain the freedom to make their own choices on and off the field during the Ashes, says Kevin Pietersen

Surrey take London derby after Pietersen panto

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey overcame London rivals Middlesex in the NatWest Blast by 15 runs in front of a full house at the Kia Oval after a run-out mishap involving Kevin Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen feels the love on his English return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

He coughed and spluttered, but then Kevin Pietersen was riding the wave as a capacity crowd at The Oval lapped up the start of his valedictory tour of England in the NatWest Blast

Six-hitting Pietersen back in style for Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen made a grand return for Surrey in the NatWest Blast in front of 23,000 at Kia Oval, but not without an immediate injury worry

Gayle, Pietersen among marquee names for CSA T20 league

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

CSA has announce eight marquee international players to be drafted to the franchises in its new T20 tournament

Pietersen rejoins Surrey after withdrawing from CPL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen has rejoined Surrey for this year's NatWest T20 Blast, after withdrawing from the Caribbean Premier League.

Quetta Gladiators overseas players pull out of PSL final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The majority of Quetta Gladiator's overseas contingent have opted not to travel to Lahore for the PSL final

Nerveless Nawaz puts Quetta in PSL final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In a repeat of last year's knockout match, Quetta Gladiators beat Peshawar Zalmi by one run to make their second successive PSL final

Islamabad secure playoff spot after late Quetta stumble

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With seven needed off two overs and seven wickets in hand, Quetta Gladiators managed to trip over the final hurdle to lose to Islamabad United by one run

County players seek security assurances ahead of PSL final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A number of county cricketers named in a list of players who could be called upon to travel to Pakistan for the final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) remain unsure about whether they will go

'Chasing 200 a lot easier than chasing 120' - Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The English batsman also said that he was the low scores in the first round of the tournament minor blips given his successes in the recent Big Bash League

Pietersen's blitz blindsides Lahore

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Quetta Gladiators smashed 63 runs off their last 17 balls - led by Kevin Pietersen at his world-beating best - to stun Lahore Qalandars by five wickets in Sharjah

Kevin Pietersen opts out of IPL 2017

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen will not play the 2017 season of the IPL, citing a busy winter as a reason for not entering the player auction scheduled for later this month

Kevin Pietersen fined for calling umpire's decision 'shocker' on air

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Melbourne Stars batsman Kevin Pietersen has been fined AUD 5000 for criticising an umpiring decision on air while fielding during the BBL semi-final against Perth Scorchers

Pietersen, spinners trample Renegades

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen's punishing fifty and three-wicket hauls from Adam Zampa and Michael Beer headlined Melbourne Stars' win over the Renegades at Docklands Stadium

Morgan keeps Thunder alive with last-ball win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sydney Thunder, the defending champions, picked up their first points in the 2016-17 Big Bash League with a six-wicket win over Melbourne Stars that was achieved on the back of Eoin Morgan's unbeaten 71

'I would be reluctant to tour Bangladesh' - Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen has admitted that he would not be comfortable touring Bangladesh in the current circumstances.

Kevin Pietersen signs up with Dolphins again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Batsman Kevin Pietersen has re-signed with Dolphins for the 2016-17 Ram Slam T20 challenge

Pietersen ruled out of IPL with calf injury

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In a blow to Rising Pune Supergiants' unimpressive season so far, their batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2016

KP injury 'blessing in disguise' - Dhoni

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen being sidelined may help Rising Pune Supergiants plug gaps in their bowling, their captain MS Dhoni said. Meanwhile, RCB captain Virat Kohli was fined INR 12 lakh for maintaining slow over-rate

Pietersen giving South Africa career 'a thought'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen has admitted trying to return to international cricket by playing for South Africa is "a thought in my head"

Pietersen won't be back - Stewart

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen is unlikely to play cricket in England again, according to Alec Stewart

Quetta through to final after one-run win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The first qualifier of the inaugural Pakistan Super League was a nail-biting affair and came down to the last ball, with Quetta Gladiators holding their nerve to clinch a one-run win and leave their opponents Peshawar Zalmi heartbroken

Nabi's last-ball four wins Quetta a thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mohammad Nabi emerged the hero for his team, striking a last-ball four to guide Quetta Gladiators to a two-wicket win against Lahore Qalandars

England's World Twenty20 challenge would have been stronger with Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen, to nobody's surprise, has been canned from England's World T20 squad, but a vibrant young squad would have benefited from his presence

Khawaja 70 hands Thunder maiden title

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The fifth BBL final was a tale of two innings, and two collapses. Kevin Pietersen, who is in marvellous form, scored 74, before Usman Khawaja, who is in simply superhuman touch, made 70 which, as wickets tumbled, proved enough to hand Sydney Thunder their

Pietersen hails Stars' carefree mindset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen has said the Melbourne Stars' success has been built on preparation prior to the match and not worrying about consequences when it came to match-day

Pietersen fifty guides Stars to the final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen struck a 36-ball 62 to knock out Perth Scorchers and lead Melbourne Stars into their first BBL final

Stoinis, Pietersen ensure Stars triumph

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After Marcus Stoinis' spell of 3 for 11 restricted the Melbourne Renegades to 6 for 155, the Stars chased the score down with rather ease, led by Kevin Pietersen's unbeaten 67

Khawaja scores ton in Thunder's one-run win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Usman Khawaja scored an unbeaten 109 in his first match back from a hamstring injury as the Sydney Thunder recorded a tense one-run win over the Melbourne Stars at the MCG

Bell, Anderson, Cook a chance for PSL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

James Anderson, Ian Bell and Alastair Cook are among the England players who could appear in the Pakistan Super League

Pietersen against Amir making Pakistan comeback

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mohammad Amir should not be welcomed back into international cricket and should have been excluded from the game for life for his involvement in spot-fixing, according to Kevin Pietersen

Pietersen slams Bell omission as 'pathetic'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen has branded the decision to omit Ian Bell from England's touring squad to South Africa as "pathetic," "insane" and "ridiculous."

Pietersen sparkles again, but Cobras edge Dolphins

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge matches on November 15, 2015

Pietersen lifts Dolphins to fourth consecutive win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge games played on November 8, 2015

Another Pietersen ton leads Dolphins past Knights

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen's second ton in as many games ensured Dolphins made short work of a target of 168 as they cruised past Knights to notch a nine-wicket win with 20 balls to spare

Pietersen ton takes Dolphins to second win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen's unbeaten 66-ball 115 helped Dolphins edge out Lions by one run in a Ram Slam T20 Challenge clash at the Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday

Strauss was right to drop me - Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen has conceded that Andrew Strauss was right to overlook his claims for a Test recall ahead of this summer's Ashes victory

Pietersen returns to roots with Dolphins

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With his England career now firmly behind him, Kevin Pietersen will return to his roots in Kwa-Zulu Natal this winter having signed to play for the Durban-based Sunfoil Dolphins in their Ram Slam T20 campaign

End of African era for England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The third Investec Ashes Test will mark the end of an era for English cricket. For the first time since the fourth Test against West Indies in Antigua in 2004, 139 matches ago, England will take the field in a Test match without a player born in southern

Pietersen explores batting consultant roles

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen, skippering St Lucia Zouks in the Caribbean Premier League while the Investec Ashes takes place without him, is exploring opportunities as a freelance batting consultant

Game washed out after Zouks power to 179

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andre Fletcher and Kevin Pietersen powered St Lucia Zouks to 179 against Trinidad &Tobago Red Steel before rain washed out the game

Subdued finish for Pietersen after all the drama

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

At the Oval 3351 days ago, Kevin Pietersen arrived at the crease with the Ashes at stake. His first ball, from Glenn McGrath, was nasty, brutish and short

Jarvis ensures a low-key return for Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With most English cricket followers absorbed in another engrossing Test match, albeit briefly diverted by Chris Gayle's unbeaten 151 in the Natwest T20 Blast, there was little attention on Pietersen's return. Perhaps that was just as well.

'No ultimatum' on Pietersen - Cook

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alastair Cook has denied making any ultimatum over the possible England recall of Kevin Pietersen, but admitted he agreed to the decision not to include him in the team's plans for the summer

England 'not as strong' without KP - Clarke

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia's captain Michael Clarke has said he feels for Kevin Pietersen over his ongoing exclusion from the England side and said any team without Pietersen in it was weaker for his absence

Pietersen given 'no guarantees' - Graves

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Colin Graves, the ECB's new chairman, has moved to defend himself from accusations that he misled Kevin Pietersen in encouraging the batsman to play county cricket in order to win his England place back

Injured Pietersen abandons Sunrisers return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen's return to the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad has been scuppered by a calf injury suffered while making the triple century for Surrey that helped build a tidal wave of protest at his continued England freeze-out

KP distractions at odds with Australia example

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Not so long ago, Australia had their own internal issues to deal with. The way they handled things is a lesson for England

England's breakdown of trust

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The most disturbing breakdown in trust is not between Kevin Pietersen and the ECB, but between the ECB and the cricket-loving public after one of the most traumatic 18 months in England cricket history

'Let down' Pietersen heads for IPL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The 29 runs that Kevin Pietersen added to his overnight score against Leicestershire, to end on a magisterial and undefeated 355, could be the last he ever scores in first-class cricket

Eckersley responds after Pietersen masterclass

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ned Eckersley hit a superb 118 as Leicestershire fought hard to avoid defeat against Surrey following Kevin Pietersen's epic 355 not out in the Second Division match at the Kia Oval

Still no clarity on Pietersen - Butcher

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former England batsman Mark Butcher says the ECB's handling of Kevin Pietersen will leave a lot of supporters of English cricket "confused"

No Pietersen return - Strauss

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Strauss, newly in place as England's director of cricket, has seemingly ended Kevin Pietersen's international career for a second time by ruling out a recall on the grounds of a lack of trust

'I deserve England place' - Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

"I want my England place and I think I deserve my England place." Kevin Pietersen wasted no time in stating his case after a spectacular, unbeaten triple-centur

Pietersen meets England after triple ton

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen scored an unbeaten 326 at The Oval ahead of a meeting with the ECB's new director of cricket, Andrew Strauss

Surrey's top order graft healthy position

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chilly and unrelentingly gloomy, this was the sort of day Kevin Pietersen thought he'd left behind when his international career began a decade ago

Pietersen hits fifty in tame draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen ended his first Championship match for almost two years with an unbeaten half-century and in touching distance of a Surrey batting record

Sangakkara hopes for Pietersen England return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kumar Sangakkara has called for England and Kevin Pietersen to "iron out their differences" and find a way for him to return to international cricket

Pietersen's campaign to swing the voters

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Runs were plundered in Cardiff, but not by Kevin Pietersen in his first meaningful innings of the season. Still, this was just the start of his quest for an extraordinary return to the England team

Pietersen 1, students 0

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen marked his much trumpeted return to cricket in England by turning on the Oxford students like a man on a mission as he scored his first hundred in any form of the game since the Old Trafford Ashes Test in August 2013.

English cricket 'losing touch'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If it was not already abundantly clear that cricket in England has endured a difficult 18 months, then the publication of the 2015 Wisden Almanack this week hammers the point home with a resounding thud

Winter of despair raises stakes for Cook and Moores

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Some key figures could be shaken out of England cricket if England do not deliver in the West Indies and Alastair Cook and Peter Moores were acutely aware of the pressure as the tour party left for the Caribbean

Pietersen reminded of the 'respect' agenda

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Glamorgan's veteran left-arm spinner Dean Cosker has brushed aside whether he might be included in Kevin Pietersen's list of "muppets" as he prepares to play a supporting role in his Cardiff comeback

Never had a problem with Pietersen - Stewart

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen may have been deemed "disengaged" by the England management, but at Surrey he is viewed as an ideal role-model for young players

Pietersen's Surrey deal confirmed

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen's deal to play for Surrey this summer has been confirmed. It had long been anticipated that he would return to The Oval after securing a release from his IPL contract.

Moody backs Pietersen for England comeback

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody believes England "would be foolish" not to consider Kevin Pietersen "as a serious option" if he is able to prove his fitness and form in county cricket

Pietersen secures IPL release

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen's attempt to regain his England place have been confirmed as deadly serious by his announcement that he has negotiated his release from the group stages of the IPL to try to stage a dramatic international comeback

Whitaker cold on Pietersen return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

James Whitaker, the England national selector, has poured further cold water on the notion of Kevin Pietersen returning to play for England saying the batsman is "not part" of England's plans

England were wrong to sack me - Cook

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alastair Cook has claimed that the ECB's decision to relieve him of the England captaincy a matter of weeks before the World Cup has been proved wrong in hindsight and described the players as looking "shellshocked" during a disastrous campaign that ended

Pietersen return '10% chance' - Vaughan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

"It's not more than a 10% chance he'll play for England," Vaughan told the BBC. "He's had fallouts with the coach, he's had fallouts with the managing director, he has fallen out with Alastair Cook, the captain

Pietersen IPL deal, England comeback in balance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen's involvement in the 2015 IPL hangs on a crisis meeting at Lord's on Tuesday that will examine England's response to a disastrous showing at the World Cup

Downton role in spotlight

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Paul Downton will face a gruelling enquiry into England's World Cup failure at a meeting at Lord's next week when his record as managing director of England cricket will come under serious scrutiny

Stance on Pietersen unchanged, suggests Moores

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A few days after Colin Graves appeared to open the door on Kevin Pietersen's return to the England side, Peter Moores has sought to slam it shut again

Leicestershire make audacious bid for Pietersen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen has been offered an unlikely route back into English cricket after an audacious bid from Leicestershire.