Former England captain Kevin Pietersen slammed England national team for not doing enough practice sessions during the recently concluded limited-overs tour of India as well. The veteran said that players cannot improve without practicing. Notably, England lost the five-match T20I series 4-1 and they were whitewashed in the three-match ODI series by India as well.

Writing on X, Pietersen added, “I’m sorry, but I am absolutely gobsmacked that England did not have ONE team practice session since losing the 1st ODI and losing the T20 series. How can this be? Seriously, how? I believe Joe Root was the only player to have a net this series, post Nagpur. There isn’t a single sportsman on this planet who can honestly say, that they’d improve without practicing whilst they’re getting beaten,” Pietersen wrote.

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The veteran player also opined that the England players’ attitude reflected that they didn’t even try to win as well.

In the same tweet, Kevin Pietersen wrote: “There also cannot be one player in that England side that can sit on the plane leaving India and saying to themselves, they did everything they can to try help their side win. And for that, I’m am actually incredibly sad this evening. Losing is fine if you’re giving your best to improve everyday and if England didn’t train during this series then they didn’t try. Heartbreaking for any England fan!”