Former English skipper, Kevin Pietersen reckons that if England’s star players stand together, they will be able to take part in the remaining part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Soon after the 14th edition of the IPL was postponed indefinitely, Some of the reports suggested that the England players will not be able to take part in the postponed tournament due to their packed international schedule.
On Wednesday, Pietersen took to Twitter and said that when he went up against England (and played in the IPL) he was alone but this time, it is England’s best-branded players all together and if they come together, they can play in the lucrative league.
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Pietersen’s tweet read: “It’s going to be v interesting to watch how the ECB handle this issue around not allowing it’s best players to play IPL, if it’s rescheduled. When I went up against ENG, I was alone. This time, it’s all their best branded players! If they stand together, they’ll play IPL.”
It’s going to be v interesting to watch how the ECB handle this issue around not allowing it’s best players to play IPL, if it’s rescheduled.
When I went up against ENG, I was alone.
This time, it’s all their best branded players!
If they stand together, they’ll play IPL!— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) May 12, 2021
On Tuesday, Kevin Pietersen posted a tweet in Hindi to express sorrow toward India during the deadly second wave of COVID-19 that has ravaged the country. He was associated with the official broadcasters of the 14th edition of the T20 extravaganza as a commentator before the BCCI decided to postpone the tournament indefinitely due to several positive Covid cases within the team bio-bubbles.
Two Kolkata Knight Riders players and one each from Delhi Capitals and SunRisers Hyderabad tested positive for COVID-19 in successive days which left no option for the BCCI and IPL Governing Council to postpone the T20 tournament with immediate effect.
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It is still unclear whether the BCCI will be able to find a window to host the remaining part of the IPL or complete the truncated season. The BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly has already mentioned that India will not host the remaining part of IPL 2021 due to “organizational hazards” like 14-day quarantine among others.
