India set to tackle England within the second semifinals of the continued T20 World Cup at Adelaide Cricket Stadium. The 2007 champions are all collectively the favourites to win the sport however going with the previous few knock out outcomes of ICC tournaments, England can’t be ignored in opposition to the ‘Men in Blue’.
Just two days forward of mega conflict, former England skipper Kevin Pietersen has jumped right into a social media banter with Virat Kohli.
Commenting on Instagram, Pietersen mentioned that he loves Virat however needs him to take a time without work on Thursday when the semifinals conflict is scheduled.
Earlier, Pietersen additionally wrote about Kohli in his weblog.
“I backed Kohli throughout the little loss of form that he had, and he’s had a lot to deal with. He is an entertainer, he needs crowds, he needs that buzz, he needs that excitement. He didn’t have that for a few years, and he lost his way. But the crowds are in, it’s a T20 World Cup in Australia – one of the greatest places to play T20 cricket – and the King is back. As a close friend, I’m very happy for him, but I just need Virat to have a day off,” Pietersen wrote in his weblog for Betway.
Former England skipper additionally heaped reward on Suryakumar Yadav’s rise. He lauded his all-round efficiency and he’s present biggest.
“It’s just so good to see the greatest current player back in the runs, not only from India’s perspective, but for the world of cricket. For India, he’s such a major component for them to start seeing some consistency. When Virat plays well, the other players start to perform around him. You saw that with Suryakumar Yadav and the innings he played against Zimbabwe; it was just spectacular. When your talisman is back, it helps massively,” added the England legend.
Source: www.dnpindia.in