I have enjoyed the writing of
Ted Corbett, senior English writer, in the cricketing field for quite a while now. His humor is very evident in the articles he writes for
Sportstar, almost every week when the English cricket team is playing. Maybe he took his humor a bit too much in his recent article
Kevin Pietersen is now the most intimidating cricketer in the world. There is no one else, since Brian Lara laid down his bat for the last time, who can destroy an attack, reduce the morale of a team to zero and boost his side's run rate so much that the bowlers have all the time they need to complete victory
Ted, agreed that England won the second test match against Australia very convincingly and KP played a major role in the victory. But, to hail him as the most intimidating cricketer in the world? Please. And why Brian Lara? Because he scored those record-breaking triple centuries against your team? You might have apologised to
Sachin Tendulkar &
Ricky Ponting (and
Kumar Sangakkara) in your article but havent you heard of the exploits of a
Virender Sehwag, if not Sachin or Ricky?
There is no one else, since Brian Lara laid down his bat for the last time, who can destroy an attack, reduce the morale of a team to zero and boost his side's run rate so much that the bowlers have all the time they need to complete victory.
If this statement was given as a Quiz question to any contestant, the first name that appears to everyone will be the
Nawab of Najafgarh, not the English recruit from South Africa.
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