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Kevin Peter Pietersen, MBE (born 27 June 1980) is a South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for England and Surrey. He had also played for Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bangalore for its second and third seasons, captaining the side in his first, prior to being... Full Article
England's Kevin Pietersen raises his bat to the crowd after scoring a century during the fourth One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012.
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 20: England coach Andy Flower speaks with Kevin Pietersen during a nets session at Dubai International Stadium on February 20, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 20: Kevin Pietersen of England bats during a nets session at Dubai International Stadium on February 20, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
View Photo »England's Jonathan Trott, right, walks off the field of play after losing his wicket to Pakistan's Abdur Rehman, not pictured, lbwas his teammate England's Kevin Pietersen reacts during the fourth One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at the Dubai International...
View Photo »Pakistani players walk past England's Kevin Pietersen (2nd-L) as he celebrates with teammate Eoin Morgan (L) after winning the third One Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai International cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City on February 18, 2012. ...
View Photo »England's Kevin Pietersen, second right, and his teammate Eoin Morgan, right, are congratulated by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi, second left, and his teammates after England won the third One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium...
View Photo »England's Kevin Pietersen hits the ball during the third One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
View Photo »England's Kevin Pietersen raises his bat to the crowd end of the third One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 18: Kevin Pietersen of England salutes the crowd as he leaves the field after winning the 3rd One Day International between Pakistan and England at Dubai International Stadium on February 18, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
View Photo »England's Kevin Pietersen, right, raises his bat to the crowd after scoring a half-century during the third One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
View Photo »England's captain Alastair Cook, right, and Kevin Pietersen run between wickets during the third One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
View Photo »England's Kevin Pietersen (R) and captain Alastair Cook (R) runs between the wickets during the third One Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai International cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City on February 18, 2012.
View Photo »England's Kevin Pietersen raises his bat to the crowd after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the third One Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai International cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City on February 18, 2012.
View Photo »England's Kevin Pietersen plays a shot during the third One Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai International cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City on February 18, 2012.
View Photo »England's cricket captain Alastair Cook (R) is congratulated by his teammate Kevin Pietersen (L) after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the third One Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai International cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City on February...
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 18: England captain Alastair Cook shakes hands with Kevin Pietersen after reaching his century during the 3rd One Day International between Pakistan and England at Dubai International Stadium on February 18, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 18: Kevin Pietersen of England bats during the 3rd One Day International between Pakistan and England at Dubai International Stadium on February 18, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 18: England opening batsmen Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook head on to the field during the 3rd One Day International between Pakistan and England at Dubai International Stadium on February 18, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
View Photo »DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 17: Kevin Pietersen of England speaks during a press conference at Dubai International Stadium on February 17, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
View Photo »England's cricketer Kevin Pietersen plays a shot during a training session at The Dubai International cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City on February 17, 2012.
View Photo »England's cricketer Kevin Pietersen addresses a press conference at the ICC Global Cricket Academy (ICC GCA) in Dubai Sports City on February 16, 2012. Pietersen has signed for the team for the 2012 premier league to be played between April4-May 28.
View Photo »England's cricketer Kevin Pietersen displays a Indian premier league team Delhi Daredevil t-shirt during a press conference at the ICC Global Cricket Academy (ICC GCA) in Dubai Sports City on February 16, 2012. Pietersen has signed for the team for the 2012 premier league to be played...
View Photo »Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal (L) celebrates after he dismissed England's Kevin Pietersen (unseen) during the second One Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and England at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on February 15, 2012. England captain Alastair Cook won a second...
View Photo »Pakistan's wicketkeeper Umar Akmal (L) successfully appeals for a Leg Before Wicket (LBW) decision against England's Kevin Pietersen (R) during the second One Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and England at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on February 15, 2012. ...
View Photo »ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 15: Pakistan wicketkeeper Umar Akmal successfully appeals for the wicket of Kevin Pietersen of England during the 2nd One Day International between Pakistan and England at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on February 15, 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...
View Photo »England's Kevin Pietersen raises his bat to the crowd after scoring a century during the fourth One Day International cricket match between England and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012.
View Photo »There are no personal vendettas, but if somebody says something to one of us and I feel it's my turn to have a go and defend myself or whatever it is, I'm not going to change the way I play
It's become quite a joke among the lads as I've only scored two hundreds in however many warm-up games in my career, but it's not a problem at all ... My preparation has always been 100 per cent for Test matches and I don't lose any sleep over not getting runs in warm-up games. I don't get any buzz out ...
We play our cricket very, very hard. There's no way Jimmy Anderson, who is a grumpy bowler, is not going to be grumpy. The guys will still be aggressive, that's what has got us to No 1.
There will not be an undercurrent about what happened in 2010. Not with our players -- we've spoken about it and it will not happen at all with us
For me it's not on the list of priorities to get runs in the warm-up games, because they mean absolutely nothing when you go in on Tuesday
