Michael Vaughan Hails 'Fearless' Kevin Pietersen Post KP's Retirement

Published - 17 Mar 2018, 12:03 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:29 AM

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Former England captain Michael Vaughan congratulates his ex-teammate Kevin Pietersen, as the latter retires from international cricket.

Meanwhile, Pietersen calls it quits after playing his last match for Quetta Gladiators, as he will not travel to Pakistan for the knockout games.

Previously, Pietersen declared in February that this season’s Pakistan Super League would be his last tournament. He had a more or less an average tournament showing glimpses of form at times. Pietersen managed to score one half-century in the past eight innings, albeit an explosive 52 from 34 balls against Karachi Kings.

Although Pietersen showed some form, it is plain the passion has ebbed away from his game. Pietersen leaves the game, as England’s highest run-scorers across all formats combined including 8181 runs in 104 Tests. He was left out of the team surprisingly in the wake of a disastrous 5-0 loss in the Ashes in 2013/14.

Since then, Pietersen had played white-ball cricket across the globe. South Africa-born Pietersen had played for Delhi Daredevils and Rising Pune Supergiant in the IPL, Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash, St Lucia Stars in the Caribbean and Sunfoil Dolphins in South Africa, as well as with Surrey.

Vaughan’s tweet:

Vaughan took to social media to congratulate Pietersen on his illustrious career. He accredited him as the best-ever batsmen he has played with. Also, Vaughan labelled him as the first England batsmen to instil fear in the Aussies.

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“Well done @KP24 on an fantastic career … Not everyone’s Cup of Tea but you will do for me … Best Batsman I had the pleasure to play with … 1st England batsman that put fear into the Aussies .. #WellDone,” Pietersen tweeted.

His passion has now flowed increasingly into rhino conservation, for which he is a spokesman. Pietersen is now having a house built near Kruger national park in South Africa. He also used two of his final appearances, for Surrey in last season’s NatWest Blast and Melbourne Stars in the BBL, to promote the cause with fund-raising “Rhino Days”.

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