10 legends who retired without a farewell
The final pages for some of the cricketers are ripped off due to the various reasons and which took away the sheens of beautiful stories.
4. Kevin Pietersen – England
The 2005 Ashes series saw the urn return to the English soil after 16 long years. It also witnessed the rise of modern-day superstar of English cricket, Kevin Pietersen who piled 473 runs in his debut series against the likes of Glenn Mcgrath and Shane Warne. The South African born cricketer was a batsman of high calibre and delivered whenever the Three Lions needed him.
He was the centre of attraction for the major part of his career which involved both rights and wrongs. With a total of 13779 runs in the international ties, he is the second leading run scorer of the nation. Pietersen always spoke his mind which is not a popular norm in English cricket, and that’s why he was sacked after the team’s disastrous 2013 Ashes which brought his career to a full circle. KP was the force behind the nation’s first ICC title in 2010 with 262 runs in the series but he was never given his due of respect.
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