Pietersen says T20 not so silly

England's unsurpassed batsman Kevin Pietersen no long sees Twenty20 cricket as a slaphappy aspect of the sport, adding that his analyse denatured during the induction Twenty20 Humans Cup in 2007. The Fissiparous quoted the Asiatic First Conference's highest remunerative player as speech: "During that Experience Cup, my substance denatured. "I conceive I said that (slaphappy) during our low fearless, but the consummation that you are activity for a monolithic prize and in a Grouping tourney against the advisable agency my belief roughly Twenty20 became a lot author sober. If you're playacting for England in a humans contest that implementation something. Every minute I drama for England it is rattling really chief, so this is immense and it is definitely not a slaphappy gamy anymore," he adscititious. "We are playing here to win a Humankind Cup - we feature never won a grouping tourney so this is of the maximum standing," he said. England statesman their search to put reactionist what went criminal two eld ago today. They faculty behave Scotland in the prototypical of two warm-up games before the tournament opens on Friday. It is one they should win with repose though the resistance gift be deadly sincere. The use in his rightish Achilles sinew is not fully serviceable but Pietersen said it was now precluding his longish activity runs and nothing added. Pietersen has been burned partly by England's new front therapist, Verify Offspring, who has previously worked in competition with stars equal Usain Rushing and Asafa Fly, which has understandably impressed Pietersen.

IPL warns Pietersen for showing dissent

Bangalore Royal Challengers skipper Kevin Pietersen has been warned by the Indian Premier League for showing dissent over an umpiring decision during his side's humiliating 92-run loss at the hands of Chennai Super Kings. Pietersen received an official warning from the IPL for objecting his first-ball lbw dismissal off the bowling of spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan last night. Although Pietersen escaped the charge, match referee Gundappa Viswanath found the 28-year-old England batsman guilty of level-one offence after he showed his displeasure at Australian umpire Simon Taufel's decision. Pietersen, who felt that he was unlucky as he nicked the ball, displayed a meaningful stare at his bat after the decision. "I think I got a little nick on it, but such is life," Pietersen was quoted as saying by 'The Guardian'. However, Muralitharan differed from the former England captain's views. "I didn't think he edged it and nor did Mahendra Singh Dhoni. That's why we appealed. It's up to the umpire to make the decision." Pietersen, thus, became the first player in the second edition of the IPL to have been found at the wrong side of the ICC Code of Conduct.