Pietersen was upset not to be initially in the squad to tour South Africa. [90] With Flintoff withdrawing due to injury, [ 91 ] Pietersen was recalled to the squad, [ 92 ] and cemented his place in the first team with 97 off 84 balls in the warm-up match against South Africa A, in the face of a hostile crowd. [ 93 ]

A subsequent tour of South Africa was more daunting, but he produced three audacious centuries in the series, his unbeaten 100 in 69 balls becoming England's quickest ODI hundred. He went on...

He was born and grew up in South Africa (while also being a British national) and left for England believing he had been dropped from the Natal provincial team to make way for a non-white player, as per the racial quotas that were introduced in South African cricket post-apartheid.

Pietersen was upset not to be initially in the squad to tour South Africa. With Flintoff withdrawing due to injury, Pietersen was recalled to the squad, and cemented his place in the first team with 97 off 84 balls in the warm-up match against South Africa A, in the face of a hostile crowd.

Jul 6, 2017 · Kevin failed again to perform well as he did on tour to South Africa. In a 5-match ODI series against India, KP was the only successful batsman for England, he made his first 1000 runs in 21 matches and equaled the record of Sir Viv Richards in ODI cricket.

Debuting on tour to Zimbabwe, Pietersen's 104 runs in three ODI innings were enough to retain his place in the one-day side for the series against South Africa and Australia-Bangladesh. Consistent ODI performances advocated a Test call-up for the 2005 Ashes.

Jul 8, 2022 · Kevin Pietersen is a cricket commentator, conservationist and former England international cricket player. He was 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa. Kevin was born to An Afrikaner father and English mother. Pietersen is married to the former liberty X singer Jessica Taylor.

Jun 19, 2024 · NEW DELHI: Kevin Pietersen, often regarded as one of the most talented batsmen to ever don the England shirt, had a career marked by brilliance and controversy. Born in South Africa, Pietersen initially played domestic cricket there but chose to represent England at the international level, a decision he later questioned.

Sep 30, 2009 · England batsman Kevin Pietersen, who underwent surgery to cure a long-standing tendon problem, has refused to be ruled out of the winter tour to South Africa, despite fears over his Achilles injury. The star batsman has not featured for England since the second Ashes Test.

Kevin made his England Lions debut in 2004 where he averaged 104 in three innings on tour in Zimbabwe and followed this with three centuries in five innings against South Africa in 2005 for the senior team.