Learn to play spin fast or don’t go to India: Kevin Pietersen

Learn to play spin fast or don't go to India: Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen

Melbourne: Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen has suggested Australia to possibly learn to play spin fast or skip a debate to India for a arriving four-match
Test array after this month. “Learn to play spin unequivocally quick. If we can’t play spin, don’t even go,” Pietersen was quoted as observant in cricket.com.au. Australia will play their initial Test opposite India, starting on Feb 23.

Pietersen, who had scored 338 runs during an normal of 48.29, to beam England to their array win opposite India in 2012, said: “When we get there (India) you’ve got to use it, and we can indeed use it here – we can do spinning drills in Australia, we did them … on a South African wicket to make certain that my feet were going and picking length. “You can, we don’t need to be on a spinning wicket to play spin scrupulously or use spin, we can be on any form of wicket. It’s about picking length, and picking lines and removing your feet going,” he added.

Australia haven’t fared good in Tests while furloughed South Asia given 2004. They have usually 3 victories from 20 Tests — dual of those in Bangladesh some-more than a decade ago. In fact, usually dual batsmen in a stream Australian patrol have Test normal of above 40 in Asian conditions. Australia had suffered a 0-3 better in a new array during Sri Lanka, where usually skipper Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh managed to measure some-more than 60 runs in an innings in a whole series. Pietersen also offering some tips per footwork to a Australian batsmen. “As shortly as we start planting like a lot of southern hemisphere batters do dead,” Pietersen said.

“Don’t plant your front foot. Wait for a ball, engage. Where is it? Pick it, and afterwards play. (You have) copiousness of time, if we can play somebody (bowling) during 150 (km/h) and get into good positions, (you can do it against) somebody bowling during 50 miles an hour. “I always looked to score. we was always looking for a range each singular ball. So we didn’t unequivocally change, it was usually my feet that had to change.” 

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