Dummies Guide to dismiss Kevin Pietersen

I couldn't help but notice the agony and pain Indian bowlers were going through when KP was dismissing all and sundry on leather hunt. They just couldn't get him out whatsoever. May be some the following things, might just put some light on KP has had in the past. I hope somebody from the Indian team or close to the Indian team is reading this post. Better still, call Munaf Patel, simply because he had a good success rate against KP.


1) Outside the Off: KP is suspecting outside off early in the innings. KP's county coach vouches the same. He wants to get off the mark as soon as possible. Get him to drive outside the off stump early on, and we might just have our man.

Here are some examples when the two teams met last time in India.

a)1st Test: India v England at Nagpur, 1-5 Mar 2006 (first innings)
40.1 Sreesanth to Pietersen, no run, Dropped! Pietersen gets an edge to second slip where Laxman,after taking a superb catch earlier, grasses a regulation one.

b)3rd Test: India v England at Mumbai, 18-22 Mar 2006 (first innings)
80.3 Sreesanth to Pietersen, OUT: Fuller, just outside off and holds its line. Pietersen goes for another forcing shot, plays inside the line, the edge is safely pouched by Dhoni. A great break for India and something England won't be pleased about


2) When in doubt sweep: KP is a big sweeper. Loves his big sweep from outside the off stump. But he has caught napping by quiet a few teams sweeping. Harbhajan, Murli, Shane Warne they all have done it time and time again. Keep throwing it up for him to sweep, he is gonna miss one soon. Buy out his wicket.

Here are some examples when the two teams met last time in India.

a)1st Test: India v England at Nagpur, 1-5 Mar 2006 (second innings)
66.2 Kumble to Pietersen, OUT: pitches outside leg again. Pietersen plays the slog sweep again but this time the top edge lobs behind Dhoni and Dravid takes the catch. Pietersen goes for 87 after accelerating the lead towards 300.

b) 2nd Test: India v England at Chandigarh, 9-13 Mar 2006 (second innings)
26.5 Harbhajan Singh to Pietersen, OUT: wicket! Tossed up on middle and leg, Pietersen again goes for the sweep, ball lobs off the gloves and pops behind the stumps where Dravid at leg slip holds the simple catch! Harbhajan gets one to his name and he is mobbed!!


3) Slower balls: He doesn't like em'. He is the kind of batsmen who likes the ball come on nicely on the bat and then smak it all around the park. Something similar happened to Sachin tendulkar in his haydays, when Fanie DeVillers used to regularly snap Sachin at short-midwicket.

a) 2nd Test: India v England at Chandigarh, 9-13 Mar 2006 (first innings)
48.1 Patel to Pietersen, OUT: Wow!Big, big wicket to get on debut! Slower ball on off, held its line and drew Pietersen into the expansive drive, Pietersen chips it back to the bowler who holds a good catch! Take a bow, Munaf! What a way to get off the blocks in Test cricket.

Reference: Ball-to-ball excerpts courtesy by Cricinfo