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Kevin Peter Pietersen, MBE
born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa on June the 27th 1980. Kevin made
his debut for Natal Cricket Club in 1997 before moving to England to further
his opportunities for playing at International level. His English Mother gave
Pietersen eligibility to play for England, and after serving a qualifying
period of four years playing at county level, he was called up immediately into
the England national side.
He made his England Lions debut in 2004 where he averaged 104 in 3 innings on
tour in Zimbabwe and followed this with 3 centuries in 5 innings against South
Africa in 2005 for the senior team.
His phenomenal talent and self-belief can never have been more evident than
hitting 158 on the final day of the last test at the Oval in the 2005 Ashes,
securing England a first Ashes triumph in 18 years.
He has a highest test score
of 227, averages over 50 in test matches, and is one of the fastest ever
English batsmen to reach 4000 test runs. His incredible reverse sweep for 6 off
Muralitharan at Edgbaston has developed into his trademark switch hit, another
element of his game that keeps him in the highest echelons of World Class
Batsmen.
In 2009 KP became one of the World’s most expensive cricketers in the IPL
auction, playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 2010 KP was named player
of the tournament on the way to helping England win the ICC World T20. KP was
again instrumental in the team effort, hitting 227 In Adelaide in 2010 when England
eventually went on to win the Ashes, making KP a 3 time Ashes winner. In 2011
KP was auctioned to the Deccan Chargers IPL team.
Off the pitch Kevin's
passion for sport prevails; where time permits watching Chelsea play,
or following Rugby Union and Formula One. Kevin is an Ambassador for
Barnardos children's charity.
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