Vinay Kumar
New Delhi.In the third and final match of the 3-match Test series between India and South Africa played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town (Capetown South Africa vs India Test Match 2022), India lost by 7 wickets. And South Africa won the Test series 2-1. South Africa’s swashbuckling batsman Kegan Petersan batted well in the Cape Town ground. He scored 72 runs in the first innings of this match and 82 runs in the second innings.
He was awarded the ‘Man of the Series’ (Man of the Series India vs South Africa 2022) for his excellent performance in this series. Former Indian team all-rounder and former head coach Ravi Shastri also praised Keegan Pietersen.
He said that seeing Keegan Pietersen batting, he remembered his childhood hero Gundappa Viswanath Cricketer India. Ravi Shastri wrote in his official Twitter account, “Kegan Petersan”. One day he will become the great player of the world. He reminds me of my childhood hero Gundappa Vishwanath.
Keegan Peterson (KP). Excellent initials (@KP24). A great world player in the making. My childhood hero Gundappa Vishwanath comes to mind #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/6T9SuzN6St
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) January 14, 2022
Former head coach of the Indian cricket team Ravi Shastri has praised Keegan Peterson, saying that the South African batsman reminds him of Gundappa Viswanath. It is worth noting that Pietersen has contributed significantly to South Africa’s 2-1 win in the latest series against India.
He scored two scintillating half-centuries in the deciding third match played in Cape Town. Not only was he the Player of the Match for this match, he was also selected as the Player of the Series for the series. The history of international cricket tells that Gundappa Viswanath played 91 Test matches and 25 One Day International matches in his international career.