Kevin Pietersen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kevin Pietersen
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 27, 1980(1980-06-27)
Age	44
Birthplace	Pietermaritzburg
Country	South Africa
Horoscope	Cancer

Kevin Pietersen Biography

Kevin Pietersen is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on June 27, 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. South African cricketer who has played for the Melbourne Stars, the Quetta Gladiators and the Hollywoodbets Dolphins. He signed with the Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016.

He has been teammates with Dale Steyn on South Africa’s national cricket team and the Deccan Chargers.

Pietersen scored 50 in England’s opening game in Sri Lanka against the Sri Lankan Cricket XI, but it took until the fourth ODI for Pietersen to find form, scoring 63 not out as England won their first series in Sri Lanka. This form was still fluctuating in the warm-up matches for the Test series, scoring 4, 1 and 59 against the Sri Lankan Cricket XI. This run continued in the Test matches when in the first test he got two starts with 31 and 18 but didn’t go on. He was unfortunate as in the second innings on 18 he was bowled by a ball that kept low from Dilhara Fernando. In the second test he managed 45 not out to secure a draw in the 2nd Test. In the first innings, Pietersen’s dismissal was to be the source of much controversy. He edged his fifth ball to Chamara Silva at slip, who flicked the ball up for wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara to complete the catch. The two on-field umpires conferred over the validity of the catch, as it was unclear whether the ball had touched the ground prior to Silva flicking the ball up. Daryl Harper, standing at the bowler’s end gave the decision that the wicket had been taken, but while walking off the field, Pietersen saw a replay on the big screen and questioned the validity of the decision. This led for calls for similar catches to be referred to the third (TV) umpire, but this can only take place if the on-field umpires have not made a decision. Pietersen passed 3,000 Test runs during the series, becoming the fastest player (by time) to do so, He only averaged 25.20, and failed to score a half century in a series for the first time.

Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980) is a South African-born British former cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who played in all three formats for England between 2005 and 2014.

He has a son named Dylan with wife and pop singer Jessica Taylor, whom he married in 2007.

Kevin Pietersen Net Worth

Kevin Pietersen is one of the richest Cricket Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kevin Pietersen 's net worth $7.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his professional cricket debut with Natal B in 1997, at age 17.

He was named ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2005. He has also served as captain for the England Test and ODI teams from August 2008 to January 2009.

Pietersen played in the first Test against India and in the first innings, he made 37 but not without controversy. He edged the ball behind of Zaheer Khan to Dhoni. He walked, but after seeing replays on the screen, he walked back to the middle and the decision was overturned. Ironically, he was out shortly afterwards caught Dhoni, bowled Khan. In the second innings he was top scorer with a knock of 134 to set up a potential England victory. Pietersen described this as his best century, in very testing conditions. In the second test, he was twice lbw to RP Singh for 13 and 19 in a defeat which subsequently cost them the series. After making 41 in the first innings, Pietersen scored his 10th Test century in the third and final Test at the Oval, helping England to draw the game with 101. In the one-day series that followed, he struggled at the start with a top score of 33 not out in the first five matches of the series. He scored two half-centuries in the final matches including 71 not out in the final match at Lord’s, hitting the winning runs to give England the series.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kevin Pietersen Dating?

According to our records, Kevin Pietersen married to Jessica Taylor (m. 2007). As of December 1, 2023, Kevin Pietersen’s is not dating anyone.

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He impressed members of Nasser Hussain’s England side when playing for KwaZulu Natal in 1999; he took four top-order wickets and, despite batting at number nine, scored 61 not out from 57 balls, hitting four sixes. Hussain then recommended that Pietersen secure a contract with an English county side.

Facts & Trivia

Kevin Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Kevin Pietersen celebrates birthday on June 27 of every year.

After Nottinghamshire were relegated in 2003, Pietersen requested a release from his contract, saying “I haven’t been happy for a while….The pitch at Trent Bridge has been one of my problems… I could have done so much better if the wicket had been good.” This led to a public row with club captain Jason Gallian, where Gallian allegedly threw Pietersen’s kit off the Trent Bridge balcony and broke his bat:

Why did Kevin Pietersen leave South Africa?

Pietersen was born to an Afrikaner father and English mother in South Africa. He made his first-class debut for Natal in 1997 and moved to England in 2000, after voicing his displeasure at what he said was the racial quota system in South African cricket.

Is Kevin Pietersen still married?

Kevin Pietersen hails incredible wife Jessica on their 13th wedding anniversary. See post. England cricketer Kevin Pietersen had a sweet message for wife Jessica Taylor on their 13th wedding anniversary. KP shared a lovely vacation picture on Instagram and captioned it: “Wedding Anniversary.

Why did Kevin Pietersen get dropped?

England’s selectors made their decision to axe Pietersen following reports he had sent text messages to several South Africa players during the second Test at Headingley that were believed to contain derogatory comments about English captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower.

Does Kevin Pietersen still play cricket?

Kevin Pietersen has revealed he decided to call time on his cricket career after realising he no longer had it in him to improve.

Why are so many South African cricketers white?

Since the end of apartheid, a higher proportion of white players have come from Afrikaans-speaking backgrounds , and the sport has grown substantially among the Coloured and black African populations.