Kevin Peter Pietersen, MBE (born June 27, 1980) is a South African born English cricketer. He is right handed batsman and occasional bowler spin-off playing for England and Surrey. He also played in the Premier League Royal Challengers Bangalore of the Indian team in the second and third seasons, captain of half his first, before buying the season Deccan Chargers fourth competition. It 'was captain of England Test and One Day International teams from 4 August 2008-7 January 2009, but resigned after only three stages and nine One Day Internationals after the controversy in England coach Peter Moores, who was separated on the same day . [3]
Pietersen was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. He made his first class debut in Natal in 1997 before moving to England after the public his displeasure at the racial quota system in use in South Africa. [4] His English mother gave Pietersen eligibility to play in England, and after serving a waiting period of four years held the provinces, was almost immediately called for the national team. He made his international debut in one day international match against Zimbabwe in 2004, [5] and his Test match debut in the 2005 Ashes series against Australia the following year. [6], the use of the English team after his debut as Pietersen drove a single first-class appearance for Hampshire in 2005 and 2010. 17. June 2010, Pietersen announced their desire to go to Hampshire.
Pietersen became the fastest batsman to reach both 1000 and 2000, one day, International Cricket, [10] [11], and the best time of 5000 tests. [12] He has the highest average of all the English players have played more than 20 innings in one day cricket. [13] He is the second highest total runs in his first 25 tests, behind only the Australian Donald Bradman, [14] and was the fastest player of the day, reaching 4,000 tests. [15] He became the third English batsman to top the ICC One Day International against, so in March 2007. [16] In July 2008, after a century against South Africa, the Times called him "the most complete batsman of cricket." [17] Shane Warne, a dear friend, in September, a series of the same newspaper wrote: "I do not think he has an obvious error in his technique."
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