‘It is a cheap shot to blame the IPL’ for India’s poor performance, says Kevin Pietersen

"Send players away to spend time in county cricket or the southern hemisphere"

“Send players away to spend time in county cricket or the southern hemisphere”

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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that “it is a cheap shot to blame the IPL” for India’s horrendous performance against England in the recently concluded five-Test series.

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‘It has been a relief to be out of the dressing room because it was not a pleasant place in Australia’, says Kevin Pietersen

"Should I sit here thinking I should be playing on Thursday? No, because that is when jealousy and negative thoughts come into your head"

“Should I sit here thinking I should be playing on Thursday? No, because that is when jealousy and negative thoughts come into your head”

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Months after his central contract was terminated, England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that he is actually relieved to be “out of the dressing room”.

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‘I couldn’t find one supporter saying ‘we want KP to stay in the side’, says Paul Downton

"There was an enormous amount of frustration surrounding KP from everyone in the management team"

“There was an enormous amount of frustration surrounding KP from everyone in the management team”

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England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) managing director Paul Downton has revealed that he “couldn’t find one supporter saying ‘we want KP [Kevin Pietersen] to stay in the side'”.

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‘I’m pretty glad’ Pietersen is not around any more, says Peter Siddle

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“I always loved bowling against him”

While many pundits and former players have expressed their anger and frustration towards the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for terminating batsman Kevin Pietersen’s central contract, Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle has admitted that he is “pretty glad” the South African-born batsman is not around any more.

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‘I don’t think I need to prove anything to anyone’ during the IPL, says Kevin Pietersen

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“I’m not out here to make any point and neither do I play cricket for that reason”

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that he doesn’t “need to prove anything to anyone” during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, which gets underway tomorrow.

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Pietersen ‘did not do anything wrong apart from voicing his opinion’, says Chris Tremlett

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“It is a great loss not just for England but for the world game”

England pace bowler Chris Tremlett has become the latest player to get involved in the Kevin Pietersen saga, stating that the South African-born batsman “did not do anything wrong apart from voicing his opinion”.

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