Related News
Twitter post claims Pietersen dropped
Source: Agencies |
September 1, 2010, Wednesday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
A POST on Kevin Pietersen's Twitter account yesterday said the batsman has been dropped from England's Twenty20 and one-day international squads for the forthcoming series against Pakistan.
The post, which has since been taken off Pietersen's page on the social networking site, said "Done for rest of summer! Man of the World Cup T20 and dropped from the T20 side too..."
England was to name its squads for the limited-overs series later yesterday.
The England and Wales Cricket Board already has twice pushed the squad announcements.
The 30-year-old Pietersen, who is looking for a new county side after severing his ties with Hampshire, struggled for test runs against Pakistan in bowler-friendly conditions this summer, managing only one half century in eight innings.
He has not made a test century since March last year.
Pietersen, who emerged as a star for England during the team's win over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series and has never been dropped by his country, said last week he was currently nowhere near his best form.
But it would be a major surprise if the South African-born batsman, who was named the player of the tournament as England won the World Twenty20 in May, did not make the limited-overs squads.
He equaled West Indian great Viv Richards' record of reaching 1,000 one-day runs in just 21 matches and averages 32.72 in 57 first-class Twenty20 innings.
The post, which has since been taken off Pietersen's page on the social networking site, said "Done for rest of summer! Man of the World Cup T20 and dropped from the T20 side too..."
England was to name its squads for the limited-overs series later yesterday.
The England and Wales Cricket Board already has twice pushed the squad announcements.
The 30-year-old Pietersen, who is looking for a new county side after severing his ties with Hampshire, struggled for test runs against Pakistan in bowler-friendly conditions this summer, managing only one half century in eight innings.
He has not made a test century since March last year.
Pietersen, who emerged as a star for England during the team's win over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series and has never been dropped by his country, said last week he was currently nowhere near his best form.
But it would be a major surprise if the South African-born batsman, who was named the player of the tournament as England won the World Twenty20 in May, did not make the limited-overs squads.
He equaled West Indian great Viv Richards' record of reaching 1,000 one-day runs in just 21 matches and averages 32.72 in 57 first-class Twenty20 innings.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
