‘It is a cheap shot to blame the IPL and portray the young Indian player as being uncaring about Test cricket. I know Virat Kohli will be hurting and I know how happy Murali Vijay was to score a century at Trent Bridge and almost get another one at Lord’s. It was dream come true for all of them to play a Test at Lord’s. It hurts these guys every single time they do not score Test runs,’ he wrote in his column in Daily Telegraph.
The exiled former captain also feels rather than the players, the blame lies with the Indian cricket board (BCCI) officials for not letting the youngsters appear in domestic Twenty20 tournaments overseas.
‘What’s not helping India away from home in Test cricket is not the IPL but the lack of opportunities for playing cricket abroad, which is a huge negative in terms of progression outside India. BCCI has stopped its players appearing in Twenty20 competitions because it does not want to add broadcast value to tournaments that rival the IPL,’ Pietersen said. He further added England would be more than happy to welcome the Indians to be a part of the county cricket.
‘BCCI has to loosen its stance on players appearing in first-class domestic competitions abroad if it wants to build a successful Test team. Send players away to spend time in county cricket or the southern hemisphere,’ he said.
The exiled former captain also feels rather than the players, the blame lies with the Indian cricket board (BCCI) officials for not letting the youngsters appear in domestic Twenty20 tournaments overseas.
‘What’s not helping India away from home in Test cricket is not the IPL but the lack of opportunities for playing cricket abroad, which is a huge negative in terms of progression outside India. BCCI has stopped its players appearing in Twenty20 competitions because it does not want to add broadcast value to tournaments that rival the IPL,’ Pietersen said. He further added England would be more than happy to welcome the Indians to be a part of the county cricket.
‘BCCI has to loosen its stance on players appearing in first-class domestic competitions abroad if it wants to build a successful Test team. Send players away to spend time in county cricket or the southern hemisphere,’ he said.