So England Can Beat India In India - Kevin Pietersen Takes A Dig At Selectors After England Legends Defeat India Legends

Updated - 10 Mar 2021, 04:01 PM

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Former England captain, Kevin Pietersen decided to troll the national side and the selectors after his team, England Legends triumphed over Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends in a game in the Road Safety World Series T20 2020-21 on Tuesday.

The Road Safety World Series tournament is hosting teams comprising of their former cricketers; all the matches are being played at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur.

Kevin Pietersen is leading the England Legends side and won a close encounter against India Legends by 6 runs. Batting first, Pietersen, who has donned the opener’s role, smashed the host’s bowlers for a belligerent knock of 75 runs off 37 balls as his side posted a big total of 188.

The India Legends had a glum start as they lost 4 wickets in the powerplay; the score was 117 when the seventh wicket fell and India’s first defeat in the tournament looked inevitable.

However, Irfan Pathan and Manpreet Gony delayed it. Pathan played a blinder of 61 runs off 34 balls and Gony kept the game alive till the last over with his 16-ball 35. Unfortunately, they couldn’t close the game and India fell half-a-dozen runs short concluding a thrilling game.

We’re all available!: Kevin Pietersen hints the selectors

Kevin Pietersen has been in thunderous form with the bat – he has bagged two Man of the Match awards in as many games. In the first match against Bangladesh Legends, the right-hander harrumphed 42 runs from just 17 balls to cut down the chase before his another aggressive inning against India.

The 40-year-old former batsman took to Instagram to take a dig at the current England team, who lost the Test series against India recently by a 3-1 scoreline. England suffered defeat by 4-0 on their previous tour to India in 2016. In fact, it was in 2012 when India last lost a Test series at home – to England itself of which Kevin Pietersen was a key part.

“So England CAN beat India in India! How cool was that game? England selectors – we’re all available!” captioned Kevin Pietersen.

The England Legends, with two wins in two matches, are placed third on the points table. They take on Jonty Rhodes-led South Africa Legends on Thursday.

For the national side, Eoin Morgan’s team will face Virat Kohli’s in a 5-match T20I series commencing 12th March at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.