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The enigma that is Kevin Pietersen
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:41 am
by dan08
Kevin Pietersen has retired from all international limited overs cricket with immediate effect!
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:44 am
by GGAS
Just saw this! Thought they might persuade him to stay till after the T20 WC.
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:45 am
by greyblazer
It is a shocking news. He just got back to back hundreds in Dubai and is still the no. 1 batsman in t/20 cricket.
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:46 am
by Gingerfinch
Gawd!
Cannot see it on cricinfo or BBC?
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:46 am
by dan08
I have tickets for the Eng-SA ODI at the Oval. I won't see him now.
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:47 am
by Aidan11
Has he given a reason?
Presumbly it's to concentrate on test cricket.
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:48 am
by ddb
So many posts need bumping.
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:49 am
by greyblazer
KP wanted to play in T20 WC and retire from ODIs . ECB rules though say you can't quit one without quitting the other.
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:50 am
by dan08
Aidan11 wrote:Has he given a reason?
Presumbly it's to concentrate on test cricket.
Apparently, it's because of the increasing demands on his body. I'm surprised he still doesn't want to play T20I's.
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:50 am
by Aidan11
greyblazer wrote:KP wanted to play in T20 WC and retire from ODIs . ECB rules though say you can't quit one without quitting the other.
That seems an odd rule. Then again this is the ECB we're talking about.
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:50 am
by SaintPowelly
Just need him to quit test now and I'll be happy
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:52 am
by dan08
greyblazer wrote:KP wanted to play in T20 WC and retire from ODIs . ECB rules though say you can't quit one without quitting the other.
What a stupid rule!
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:53 am
by Making_Splinters
Well that's out of the blue.
Well I guess Surry will be laughing all the way to the bank, they made a rather speculative signing and it's just turned out they'll have him for most of the season.
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:53 am
by rich1uk
wow , i am shocked by this , he had said very recently he wanted to play on til the next world cup in 2015
i know there has always been alot of speculation about him quitting ODIs during his bad run but he himself had always said the opposite
Re: Kevin Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket
Posted:
Thu May 31, 2012 11:54 am
by greyblazer
England have no chance of doing well in t/20 WC without KP.