Kevin Pietersen’s slump is all in the mind, says Sachin Tendulkar

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England batsman Kevin Pietersen can regain his form if he "clears his mind" before the Ashes series against an Australian side who is no longer the team to beat in Test cricket, feels India's batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. "If Kevin Pietersen is thinking right it will reflect in his game and the runs will come. All I would say to him is just be relaxed, be calm and watch the ball as closely as possible because that is what a batsman is meant to do," Tendulkar told the 'Evening Standard'. Tendulkar spoke after receiving the "People's Choice Award and the Outstanding Achievement in Sport Award," at the Asian Awards at Grosvenor House last night. "If Kevin clears his mind and perceives that Australia are no longer the team to beat, he will regain his form. The thought process has to be free flowing and that's when you react and your body movement is not stiff and tight. If he can clear his mind I am sure his game will improve." The iconic batsman gave Australia a torrid time a fortnight ago with his mammoth first-innings score of 214, helping India to a comfortable win over the visitors in Bangalore. In stark contrast to Tendulkar's dominance, Pietersen has been struggling, with the last of his 16 Test centuries coming way back in March 2009. However, with just four weeks to go before the first Ashes Test kicks off in Brisbane, Tendulkar sees a solution to the England batsman's slump. Tendulkar became the first cricketer to score 14,000 Test runs as India inflicted a 2-0 series defeat on Australia, a result that was notable for a couple of other reasons too. Ricky Ponting's side fell to fifth place in the ICC rankings and, crucially, below England, for the first time since the standings were launched in 2003. With the defeat to Pakistan in July, it was also the first time in 22 years Australia had lost three Tests in a row. "The Australians competed very hard, which they always do, but India as a team showed tremendous character and a toughness and we were able to beat them quite convincingly by seven wickets in the second Test," Tendulkar said. "If we are talking about the side to beat in Test cricket right now, I would say South Africa in South Africa. They compete hard and use their conditions to their advantage." Tendulkar has been in blistering form this year and has surged to the top of the ICC Test rankings for batsmen for the first time since 2002. "I am really enjoying my cricket right now. I don't know how long I am going to continue playing for but as long as I enjoy myself and feel that I can contribute I will be playing. My age doesn't worry me - age is in the mind," the 37-year-old said.

[Guest Hiten.]

Why doesn't he himself try the same in WC finals ? :headshake: It's so easy to preach, isn't it Mr. Choker :mad: :vroom:

[Shakthi]

Why doesn't he himself try the same in WC finals ? :headshake: It's so easy to preach, isn't it Mr. Choker :mad: :vroom:

Dont call him choker he took india to 2003 world cup finals just like he did in 1996 world cup finals only failed in one final.

[King Tendulkar]

Dont call him choker he took india to 2003 world cup finals just like he did in 1996 world cup finals only failed in one final.

Exactly his brillinace took India to final on its own. Yet get idiots slamming him. Cant do it all on his own! Top run scorer in 2 world cups. His record in world cups is unparalled and top of the tree

[Guest BossBhai]

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[Jersey #10]

Sachin ne bol diya to bol diya...thats it..

[Jersey #10]

Why doesn't he himself try the same in WC finals ? :headshake: It's so easy to preach, isn't it Mr. Choker :mad: :vroom:

Look who knows so much about cricket...:cheer:

[Gunner_Mania]

Why doesn't he himself try the same in WC finals ? :headshake: It's so easy to preach, isn't it Mr. Choker :mad: :vroom:

:two_thumbs_up:

[Precambrian]

Why doesn't he himself try the same in WC finals ? :headshake: It's so easy to preach, isn't it Mr. Choker :mad: :vroom:

Because since he did go through exactly same thing, and learnt the it the hard way.. where did he say he was born perfect?

[DomainK]

Why doesn't he himself try the same in WC finals ? :headshake: It's so easy to preach, isn't it Mr. Choker :mad: :vroom:

Baab still catching lotsa fish with the same old nearly dead bait :hysterical:

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Gunner_Mania]

Baab still catching lotsa fish with the same old nearly dead bait :hysterical:

Its unbelievable that even somebody like KT falls for it..

[Guest Hiten.]

Its unbelievable that even somebody like KT falls for it..

Katie would fall on the same banana peel over and over again :icflove:

[graphic23]

Katie would fall on the same banana peel over and over again :icflove:

Even when you take it away for him, he'd eat a banana, drop the peel, slip on it, and laugh at you while doing it. :icflove:

[Bradman99]

Not sure what he has to do with this.

[Precambrian]

Not sure what he has to do with this.

he's in London he's a cricketer naturally he's going to get questions on Ashes perhaps someone asked him to comment on KP's form he did..

[DomainK]

Not sure what he has to do with this.

he's in London he's a cricketer naturally he's going to get questions on Ashes perhaps someone asked him to comment on KP's form he did..

Knowing Tendulkar, he was answering some direct questions. He never offers advice to a player through the media.

[vaibhav_delhi]

I wish tendulkar plays forever.

[DomainK]

I wish tendulkar plays forever.

So far, so good.

[Bradman99]

he's in London he's a cricketer naturally he's going to get questions on Ashes perhaps someone asked him to comment on KP's form he did..

Haha I know I was just seeing the reaction it would get from people on here if I said something about Tendulkar. This is what it's like with Ponting though sometimes you know, and he gets called a **** for it regardless of what he is asked..

[King Tendulkar]

Katie would fall on the same banana peel over and over again :icflove:

Frankly dont generally read your posts that much due to lack of quality, so dont know your mannerisms I am afraid:icflove: