Indian Premier League Auction 2016: James Faulkner Trolls Kevin Pietersen After Bagging Huge Sum
James Faulkner, who was bought for Rs 5.5 crore by Gujarat Lions, asked Kevin Pietersen, who was picked by Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 3.5 crore, to treat him with dinner
James Faulkner on Saturday joked with exiled England batsman Kevin Pietersen after the latter was bought by Indian Premier League (IPL) side Rising Pune Supergiants at the players' auctions in Bengaluru. (IPL Auction 2016: Shane Watson Most Expensive Buy, Pawan Negi Costliest Indian)
Faulkner who is in the other new IPL franchise, Gujarat Lions, was picked up for Rs.5.5 crore. Faulkner will be playing under Suresh Raina's captaincy, while Pietersen, who was bagged for Rs 3.5 crore, will be representing India limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's new team Pune. (Highlights)
Faulkner tweeted immediately after Pietersen was bought by Pune, asking Pietersen, if the former could buy him dinner after been bought for a lump some amount.
"Will you buy me dinner now @KP24 ??, no excuse," Faulkner tweeted on Saturday.
Faulkner and Pietersen share a good relationship as the duo play for the same side Melbourne Stars in the Australia's domestic Twenty20 tournament Big Bash League.