IPL 2025 mein Delhi Capitals ke mentor ke roop mein kaam kar rahe Kevin Pietersen ka cricket ke liye junoon ek nayi roshni mein nazar aa raha hai. Dressing room ki energy se lekar players ke sath daily interaction tak, Pietersen ko coaching ka naya rang kaafi pasand aa raha hai.
“Life is good. I absolutely love it. I love working with the players and I love spending time in the dressing room,”
DC mein unka coaching stint unki purani competitive spark ko phir se jagaa raha hai. Pietersen ab sirf ek commentator nahi, balki ek game-changer mentor banna chahte hain—jo players ko mentally, technically aur physically behtar banane mein madad kare.
“I’ve always been available to Rob Key. He knows that. I would still love to bat. But I absolutely love coaching and have that absolute desire and hunger to win…”
Isi beech, unhone Harry Brook ke IPL 2025 se withdraw hone par bhi apni baat rakhi. Brook ke personal reasons ki wajah se unko do saal ka ban mila, lekin iske bawajood wo England ke white-ball captain ban gaye.
“We were disappointed that he didn’t turn up. But those are his decisions. He’s got a big, big job now,”
Pietersen ne ye bhi hint diya ki agar unhe England team ki coaching ka mauka milta hai, toh wo bina kisi hesitation ke haan karenge. ECB ke sath unki communication ongoing hai, aur wo apna rich cricketing experience share karne ke liye tayyar hain.
Unka kehna hai ki commentary box mein baith kar critique karna easy hai, lekin ground pe aake coaching karna ek alag hi challenge aur satisfaction deta hai. Pietersen ka goal hai ki wo har player ko poori tarah se groom kar sakein—sirf technique nahi, unke mindset ko bhi sharpen kar sakein.
Unhone KL Rahul, Faf du Plessis, aur Mitchell Starc jaise players ki professionalism aur smartness ki tareef bhi ki. Saath hi unhone subtly England team ke lack of discipline ko bhi point out kiya, jo unke India tour ke dauraan ek practice session miss karne se saamne aaya tha.
Sunrisers Hyderabad ke baare mein baat karte hue Pietersen ne kaha ki unka sirf sixes maarne ka aggressive game plan unke khilaaf jaa raha hai, jo kuch had tak England ke T20 style jaisa hai.
“Sunrisers probably play very similar to England, where they’re just trying to hit a six every single ball… You cannot be one-dimensional. Being one-dimensional, you’re going to lose.”
Ab DC ki agli takkar hone ja rahi hai Rajasthan Royals ke saath, April 16 ko Arun Jaitley Stadium mein. Sabki nazar ab sirf match par nahi, balki Pietersen ke aage ke coaching steps par bhi hai.
