Pietersen to quit ODIs after World Cup? - KP Denies reports

[Sid]

Kevin Pietersen could quit one-day cricket after this month's World Cup, according to reports on Friday. He will reportedly continue to play Tests and international Twenty20s besides the lucrative IPL. The Daily Mail says Pietersen wants to retire from one-dayers because he wants to spend more time with his family. Pietersen, 30, has played 110 one-dayers so far, and has been in poor form in the format over the past two years. He has managed only one half-century in that time, and his average has tumbled from around 50 to 41.37. Pietersen has been a vocal critic of England's hectic schedule. England fly out to Bangladesh on Saturday for the World Cup, just four days after returning from a three-month tour of Australia. "Our schedule is ridiculous going into this World Cup. It has been for England teams for a very long time, and that's probably why England have not done well in World Cups," he had said towards the end of the one-day series against Australia, which England lost 6-1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/500455.html

[IKnowU]

:dc: :bigboss:

[gaurav92]

SO whom will the English import ? Or should I say "Whom will the Saffies export"? :P

[Roshanrocks]

I seriously doubt this news

[achilles]

^ Touche.

[Sir_Afridi]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/500455.html :fail:

[Pak_Forever]

Quit T20. ODI and Test needs players like him.

[Watson87]

This thread :emc:

[pensionplan]

Anyhow this may be an antiquated format now with the advent of 20-20 and might eventually go away. It makes no sense to have two abbreviated versions of the game played side by side at the international level. Do not go by what the ICC tells you. As long as they are filling the coffers they will sell anything and everything. It is for the average fan to reject when they are getting shortchanged.