After the crushing defeat on the Australia tour, many changes are taking place in Team India. There are also reports that BCCI is not happy with the current coaching setup. At present, apart from head coach Gautam Gambhir, Team India also has two assistant coaches, whose work the BCCI is not satisfied with, which is why a batting coach is now being searched. The question is, who will take over the responsibility of batting coach? However, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen is ready to play this role. This former England cricketer said that he is available to become the batting coach of Team India.

This is how Pietersen asked for a 'job' in Team India

Kevin Pietersen is known for his outspoken statements and is very active on X. When news spread on social media that Team India was going to hire a batting coach, this batsman wrote on a similar post that he is available. This statement of Peterson has gone viral on social media. Let us now tell you why Kevin Pietersen is the best candidate to become the batting coach of Team India.

Kevin Pietersen's international career

Kevin Pietersen was born in South Africa but he played international cricket for England. Pietersen played 104 test matches for England in which he scored 8181 runs at an average of more than 47. 23 centuries and 55 half-centuries came from his bat. Apart from this, Pietersen played 136 ODI matches for England in which he scored 4440 runs at an average of more than 40. Pietersen has 9 centuries to his name in ODIs. In T20 International also, Pietersen scored 1176 runs at an average of 37.93. His strike rate was more than 141. It is clear that Pietersen has been an amazing batsman in all three formats.

Apart from this, Pietersen has scored 16522 runs in first class cricket at an average of 49.76, which includes 50 centuries. He has 15 centuries to his name in List A. Pietersen's best score in first class cricket has been 355 runs.