Kevin Pietersen: After India’s defeat to New Zealand, Kevin Pietersen took to Twitter to support Virat Kohli’s outfit and explained that “there is a winner and a loser in the game“.
Highlights
- Kevin Pietersen tweets in Hindi in support of the Indian team
- Pietersen wrote that players should not be treated like “robots“
- India suffered a second straight defeat in the T20 World Cup
Team India has recently received intense criticism after failing to win the match in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Fans and experts have taken action against Virat Kohli and team management for a variety of reasons, from strategy after New Zealand’s defeat in Super 12 on Sunday to player selection.
Kane Williamson’s team secured a simple eight-lap victory.
Meanwhile, India was also hit by Pakistan in the opening round of the campaign and lost 10 wickets.
As a result, expectations for the team’s semi-finals diminished, but Kori and his men were helped by former England national team Kevin Pietersen.
However, the former cricketer asked everyone to not treat the players like “robots” as “they need support at all times“.
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Taking to Twitter, Pietersen wrote:
Pietersen’s tweet comes after Jasprit Bumrah accused “bladder malaise, mental fatigue” of India’s recent results.
However, After India lost to New Zealand, pacemakers were asked if players were exhausted. After the IPL season, which ended a week before the T20 World Cup.
He said, “Absolutely, sometimes you need a break. You miss your family. You’ve been on the road for six months.”
“So, all of that sometimes play on the back of your mind. But when you’re on the field, you don’t think of all those things. Obviously staying in a bubble and staying away from your family for such a long period of time does play a role.”
“The BCCI also tried their best to make us feel comfortable. It’s a difficult time. There’s a pandemic going on, so we try to adapt but sometimes bubble fatigue, mental fatigue also creeps in”, he added.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, most of the current Indian team cricketers have lived in bio-safe bubbles, including IPL 2020, IPL 2021, and tours of Australia and England in India.
In addition, India will aim to win against Afghanistan, Scotland. And firstly, Namibia in upcoming matches. Secondly, Kori and lastly, Ravi Shastry will advance to the semi-finals, relying heavily on New Zealand’s results against Afghanistan on Sunday.
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