Kevin Pietersen expresses shock over England's defeat

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Alastair Cook congratulates Karun Nair. (Photo Source: BCCI)

After successfully surviving the opening session where England’s opener Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings started things off on a steady note, Ravindra Jadeja wrecked havoc with his left arm spin bowling and triggered a downfall from the second session and eventually finished the game half hour before the last session.

Apart Moeen Ali, none of the batsmen crossed the 25 runs mark and England could only manage 207 runs thus helping India win the match by an innings and 75 runs, despite scoring 400 plus in first innings. Speaking up after the match in the presentation, skipper

Speaking up after the match in the presentation, skipper Kohli said: “It’s evidence of the character that we possess through the side,” he says of the second consecutive innings win. “We wanted the youngsters to step up, someone like KL and Karun, two not so good Test matches and then they step up here. It’s always tricky when you score 477 then concede a deficit of 281.” He praises his team’s intensity and the bowlers for hitting the right areas. “We’ve worked hard day-in-day-out, there’s a lot of mutual respect and good friendship, and that’s evident on the field. No one’s playing selfish cricket.”

The loss has also stirred a debate about Alastair Cook’s future as the leader of the Test side. bUt, regardless of what’s going on former batting mainstay of the English side, Kevin Pietersen was quite stunned looking at England’s middle order perform. The hero from the England’s 2012 tour of India known for his outspoken manner could not hold himself and decided to express his thoughts on Twitter. A special mention was also there for the under-fire skipper Alastair Cook.

KP wrote on his Twitter handle:

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