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Kevin Peter Pietersen is one of the most dashing cricket batsmen of today’s times. Nicknamed as KP, Kapes, and Kapers, Kevin Pietersen is a South African-born English cricketer who has made a niche for himself in the world of test cricket and one day internationals.
A right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for England, Kevin Pietersen made his international debut in the One Day International match against Zimbabwe in 2004. He made his test match debut in the 2005 Ashes series against Australia. Since then, this flamboyant batsman has scored 5,576 runs in 68 test matches and 3,332 runs in 104 one day internationals at staggering strike rates.
Named both the ICC ODI Player of the Year and Emerging Player of the Year in 2005, Pietersen was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for his important role in the successful Ashes series against Australia. The list of records under Pietersen’s name does not end here. He became the fastest batsman to reach both 1,000 and 2,000 runs in One Day International cricket and the quickest in terms of time to score 5,000 test runs. If that does not sound too impressive, he also has the second-highest run total from his first 25 Tests, behind only the Australian great Sir Donald Bradman.
The crafty batsman is also playing an important role in the ongoing Ashes series against Australia. Kevin Pietersen scored a majestic double century in the second Ashes test that England won comfortably.
