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The break out of Coronavirus forced the world to be in a lockdown state. With more than 7 lac positive cases and 37,000 deaths, the pandemic has spread out a stern situation across the whole world.
In the middle of a time when most countries are serving a lockdown and cricketers have very little to do, they are spotted engaging with their fans on Twitter through Question & Answer session or Instagram live session. One such cricketer is Kevin Pietersen, who was spotted engaging with many cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Dale Steyn, and Ahmed Shehzad.
While speaking with Ahmed Shehzad in the Instagram live session, the former England star took a sly dig at the Pakistan international for his performance in the recently-abandoned PSL Pakistan Super League. PSL 2020 was aborted before the semi-finals due to the danger of the COVID-19 breakout.
Pietersen asked Shehzad why he performed poorly in the PSL 2020 as the 28- year-old scored only 61 runs in seven games for Quetta Gladiators in the competition.
Pietersen asked Shehzad, “I just wanna hammer you about your batting. Why are you not scoring runs?”
“Well, I have tried my best in this PSL. I have been working really hard. Sometimes you know as a cricketer you are trying everything, but it’s not coming. You cannot help it. You still have to believe in yourself whenever you go,” responded Shehzad to Pietersen’s concern.
Nevertheless, Pietersen left no stones unturned in trolling Shehzad as the former England batsman trolled him further for answering the question so formally.
“Shezzy (Shehzad), I am not a journalist. I am your buddy, so don’t talk to me like you are in a f****** press conference, okay? Why are you not scoring runs?” Pietersen stated further.
“You want a clear answer? I was playing (batting) No.3, and I tried, but it was not helping me. It was my first time that I played the entire tournament at No.3. I never complained. I was doing my best, I tried my best, but it was not coming,” stated the Pakistan batsman in his defense.
KP just ended Ahmed Shehzad 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/YUIxaEsAIn
— Osama. (@ashaqeens) March 30, 2020
However, Pietersen was in no mood for a serious answer as he trolled Shehzad once again by saying that he needs to go and bat at No.13 for Quetta Gladiators. Pietersen took a jibe at the Gladiators’ star and stated that he is going to bring drinks for the team in the next season.
“So you don’t wanna bat No.1, you can’t bat 2, you can’t bat three, you can’t bat 4, you can’t bat 5. I think you must go and bat at 13. Go and bat 13 for Quetta Gladiators next season No.13 for the third team, not even for the first team. You are going to carry drinks,” he stated.
