Top 5 Greatest Kevin Pietersen Test innings

Top 5 Greatest Kevin Pietersen Test innings: In the last decade or so, Cricket has only become richer with the advent of some of the most mind-boggling talents stepping up on the 22 yards. One such genius is the maverick English batsman Kevin Pietersen. KP as fondly referred and regarded as the greatest player in the history of English cricket to have donned the three lions. Pietersen’s stats are second to none but players are rather remembered for the way they played the game than the numbers they accumulated. And in that list, Kevin Pietersen finds an undisputed place.

The man who thwarted the likes of Muralitharan, Warne, Steyn, Akhtar, Lee, McGrath and many more at their peak speaks about the matchless demeanor and top-notch skills of a batter. The 35-year old is a player who can win you Test matches in any given condition whether it’s a sub-continent deck or any fast track which is a rarity in the longer form of the game.

Today, we make the list of Top 5 Greatest Kevin Pietersen Test innings:

1. 186 runs v India at Mumbai (2012):

Coming into the match, the English team was reiterating the same old age story of crumbling in subcontinent conditions. The England team was welcomed in Mumbai with a rank turner but KP unleashed a heck of a knock when he hammered 186 runs in just 233 balls to deflate the Indians and then the home team couldn’t stage a comeback in the series. The sight of KP executing the complex inside-out shot of Ojha, who was bowling from round the wicket stunned even the cricket experts as it was a challenging shot, on the type of spin he was considered weak against. Those who witnessed the bravura knock regard it as one of the greatest knocks on the Indian soil ever.

Watch: Kevin Pietersen’s 186 runs v India at Mumbai (2012):

(Source: England Cricket Youtube channel)