Out of Competitive Cricket But Kevin Pietersen Still in Thick of Things
Kevin Pietersen's plans of returning to international cricket might have hit a roadblock but off-field the cricketer is still enjoying life and will welcome his second child in a month. He has even launched his new KP24 Foundation.
Things might not be going as planned for Kevin Pietersen on a cricket field but the South-African-born England cricketer still has a lot to cheer about after he revealed that his wife Jessica Taylor will give birth to their second child in a month's time.(Pietersen Slams Dropping of Bell)
Speaking in a chat show hosted by Piers Morgan on Tuesday, Pietersen revealed that his wife, who is part of an English-Irish pop band called Liberty X, is eight months pregnant and due to give birth close to Christmas Day.(Pietersen Ends SA Stint With 59)
Meanwhile, his thirst for taking pot shots at English cricket still seems unquenchable. The 35-year-old, who recently played Twenty20 cricket for Sunfoil Dolphins in South Africa, offered his take on the upcoming Test series between England and the Proteas.(Pietersen Blames England's Structure)
'Jos Buttler, South Africa's Dangerman'
Pietersen stated the South Africans would be ecstatic if Jos Buttler is left out of the English side for the first Test in Durban starting next month.
Buttler had a torrid time during the Test series against Pakistan in the UAE and was even dropped from the third Test. But the wicket-keeper batsman hit back in style in the One-Day series, smashing England's fastest ever ODI century, in 46 balls, and finished 116 not out as Eoin Morgan's side took the series 3-1.
"He should definitely be there playing but I don't see how they can play him in the first Test match, having dropped him from the last one," said Pietersen at the launch of his new KP24 foundation.
"And I know South Africa are really, really happy about that. I've been there, I was there for the two weeks when they dropped Buttler."