Kevin Pietersen forced to retire

[SVK]

ECB's loss is IPL/BCCI's gain

 

[Deleted member 7160]

So from now on we can see all "Utla-Palta" shots in I.P.L. Awesome job ECB. I used to watch England matches only because of KP!

 

[dextermorgan]

What an shitty way

 

[gaurang08]

Yes KP should not have been forced to retire in this manner its very wrong of ECB .. But think like this that they want to move ahead and they had to drop some senior players for that .. I think that in itself is a brave decision .. The way of doing it was wrong but the intent was good .. Just think how much time some seniors like Dravid / Sachin / Laxman wasted and they all went out in the space of one year .. Imagine if BCCI had looked forward and started phasing them out in a more better manner which would give youngsters more time to settle .. Now our line up is totally inexperienced ...

 

[moindear]

He is 33 and was important part of all formats of the game. They do not have any player for the youngsters to look upto.
And without KP they can only dream of winning ODI and T20 world cups.
Last time they won T20 WC, KP was man of the series

 

[varun120]

If England doesn't take him, he should start playing for another country. He should preferably play for SA, play against England and give them beating of their life.

 

[pkmishra]

How about playing KP in the Indian team?Would be a solid line up.

 

[SVK]

^^^ Now that ICC is converted to BCCW after BCCI takeover, we can soon expect KP playing in Team India along with Gayle

 

[dextermorgan]

Their team needs him now more than ever but they've decided to sack him.Petty stupid politics.

 

[Sushubh]

Pietersen axed because team need to "trust each other" — in.reuters.com

"The team needs to rebuild after the whitewash in Australia," the ECB said in a statement, referring to the 5-0 test defeat Down Under."To do that we must invest in our captain Alastair Cook and we must support him in creating a culture in which we can be confident he will have the full support of all players, with everyone pulling in the same direction and able to trust each other."It is for those reasons we have decided to move on without Kevin Pietersen."