Kevin Pietersen

England suffer huge loss to India

England have been thrashed in their opening one-day international in India, losing by 158 runs in Rajkot. Only some fine late hitting from Ravi Bopara saved England from their heaviest ever one-day loss. England won the toss...

The future is black: The dynamic trio leading a revolution for England

If Delon Armitage – born in Trinidad, raised in London and freed from his rugby shackles on the French Riviera – has an eye for a gap, as he demonstrated more than once during a memorable international debut at Twickenham a...

Cricket: India thrash England by 158 runs in first one-day international in Rajkot

First one-day international, Rajkot Shambolic England humiliated by historic defeat to IndiaEngland concede highest ever ODI score of 387-5 • Pietersen top scores as England reply with feeble 229 all out Yuvraj Singh scored...

Anderson leads the way

Will Lancashire's James Anderson be named England's Overall MVP player for the 2008?! England go into their International One-Day and Test series in India with five points separating the top three in the Overall England MVP....

Batting let us down - Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen tells Test Match Special's Alison Mitchell that England's batsmen were outplayed by their Indian counterparts in going down to a 158-run defeat in the opening one-day international. The BBC is not responsible...

'My best years are ahead of me'

The Rediff Cricket Interview | Ian Bell He made his ODI debut alongside Kevin Pietersen [Images], against Zimbabwe at Harare in November 2004, and was named man-of-the-match for his efforts with the bat (75). Four years on,...

'England bowlers lack aggression'

Rajkot (PTI): Struggling to digest their third biggest ODI defeat in terms of runs, England coach Peter Moores on Friday criticised his bowlers, saying they lacked aggression. Moores defended captain Kevin Pietersen's decision...

Yuvraj scores ton as India reaches 334/4 in 46 overs against Eng

Team India were four down for 334 runs in 46 overs, after England skipper Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to field in the first one-dayer against India in Rajkot on Friday. India left out Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay and...

Don’t sacrifice long-term interests for short-term gains

Friday, November 14, 2008 By Khalid Hussain KARACHI: Cricket organisers and promoters in the United Arab Emirates must be salivating at the prospects of staging a full-fledged Pakistan-India series as early as January-February...

Tough to beat formidable India: Collingwood

Tough to beat formidable India: Collingwood Bangalore: Former England skipper Paul Collingwood said it would be very difficult for England to beat the formidable India in the on-going seven match One-Day series as they are an...