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Pietersen will not be recalled to play for England: Strauss
London: Sacked batsman Kevin Pietersen will not play international cricket this summer, England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) director of cricket Andrew Strauss said on Tuesday.
South Africa-born Pietersen was sacked by England in February 2014 after running into repeated confrontations with teammates and the management.
The 34-year-old rejected a fat Indian Premier League (IPL) contract for county cricket in a bid to play international cricket for his adopted country.
Pietersen scored a career-best 326 not out for Surrey against Leicestershire in the County Championship on Monday to boost his England aspirations, but was told of the ECB decision hours after his stupendous effort.
Strauss said there was a “massive trust issue” between himself and Pietersen.
“Nobody has doubted his ability as a player, his record stands up in cricket. But over months and years the trust between him and the England and Wales Cricket Board has eroded,” Strauss was quoted as saying by Sky Sports on Tuesday.
“There is a massive trust issue between me and Kevin, I wish it wasn’t the case. Because of that we decided it was in the best short-term interests for him not to be part of the team. I can’t give him any guarantees but nobody knows what will happen in the future,” he added.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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