Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen once again made the pitch at The Motera the talking point after England won the toss and opted to bat first. However, as it turned out, England were bowled out for 112 with the Indian spinners running riot over the English batsmen. Axar Patel took six wickets and Ravichandran Ashwin shared nine wickets amongst themselves as Ishant Sharma took one playing his 100th Test for India. Indian pitches thus continues to be the talking point in the series with Pietersen referring to it once again.
On Wednesday, Pietersen came up with another interesting tweet in the build-up to Day 1 of the ongoing pink-ball Test match between the two ICC Test Championship title contenders.
“Oops india , asha karta hoon ki yeh, toss jeeto match jeeto wala wicket na ho,” Pietersen tweeted at the start of the one-off Day and Night Test match at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Oops india , asha karta hoon ki yeh, toss jeeto match jeeto wala wicket na ho 😉
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) February 24, 2021
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With the England batting line-up collapsing, the tweet backfired the former England skipper big time. England lost their last eight wickets for 34 runs as Axar and Ashwin made life difficult for the English batsmen. Some balls turned and bounced while some came in with the angle to keep the English batters perplexed.
Meanwhile, ahead of the start of the game, Ishant Sharma was felicitated by the Home Minister Of India Shri Amit Shah. The Motera stadium was renamed as Narendra Modi stadium.
The world’s biggest stadium Motera cricket ground as been renamed Narendra Modi Stadium. Ahead of the match between India and England, the renovated stadium was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind. The breath-taking Narendra Modi Stadium now holds a capacity of 1.32 lakh spectators and is touted as the biggest stadium in the world.
The President inaugurated the stadium in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju between a host of other dignitaries.
Meanwhile, Kevin Pietersen was targeted for his tweet by Indian fans and trolled left, right and center.
Twitter Roasts Kevin Pietersen After Misfiring Comment
https://twitter.com/shashankv76/status/1364510992726519810?s=20
KP aap ye bolke itna chup chap kyu ho gaye…aap thik ho na?
— Raven (@mystique259) February 24, 2021
Arre …. केविन चचा 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Gzc0KTUDZA
— YaDaV_ 🇮🇳 (@ydvbhaiyaaa_) February 24, 2021
— Ana de Armas stan (@abhithecomic) February 24, 2021
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Hello Bhaiyya , watching match ??
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— Bhau (@rickythechamp) February 24, 2021
Sir toss was just a formality….ENG 94-7…your thoughts?? pic.twitter.com/Bep5n2mEe1
— Apurv Saxena (@apurvsaxena) February 24, 2021
Do gunaa Lagaan dena padega..waisa pitch hai Kevin bhaai.
— Sarcastic_Gamer➆︎ (@IamFinisher) February 24, 2021
Pietersen sahab after watching England score 😂😂@KP24 pic.twitter.com/0FkrrO29Fr
— Mohammad Kaif 🇮🇳 (@mdnooreain18) February 24, 2021
come outside
— FEDERER 🐐 (@Kohliesque) February 24, 2021
