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Kevin, Kevin, Kevin
By Will last year, mid-July, 8 Comments »
All set to dominate the day, Kevin Pietersen undid all his hard work with a stroke of immaturity, haphazard haplessness and idiocy against the might of Nathan Hauritz. In isolation, the moment mirrors his career as a whole. All set to dominate the world, having cleared the path to greatness, he lets himself down.
It’s happened before, several times in the winter against Benn, and his dismissive attitude to spinners whose surnames are not Warne is fast acting as the hurdle that prevents Pietersen reaching the goal many assumed was pre-determined for him. Fate alone will see him be considered as a great, we thought. He invents new shots and switch-hits Muttiah Muralitharan for six like a left-hander. He struts like a great, he trains like a maniac hungry for more. He is very nearly a great.
But no. As long as he plays crass shots against mediocre spinners, Pietersen will only ever be considered merely excellent; a ravishing entertainer, a renegade sportsman. Or will this latest foray into brainlessness inspire him to make amends and ensure he hits brilliant hundred after brilliant hundred?
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