IPL 2025 | I think he is a star: Kevin Pietersen on THIS England player

Delhi Capitals DC mentor Kevin Pietersen has expressed disappointment over England batsman Harry Brook pulling out of the IPL 2025I told him I was like Dude I am gutted that I cannot work with you for a few months I think that he is a star You do not hit one ball over extra cover and the next same ball over midwicket if you cannot play said Pietersen to ESPNCricinfoThe former cricketer however also stated that Brook has technical flaws while facing spin in the subcontinentSo he can properly play but he has technical flaws in the subcontinent in India in particular I really wanted to work with him but people make their own choices in life and you have got to respect them He has a flaw playing spin in India a real big flaw Two months here imagine what might have happened if he had fixed that added the former England cricketerDC acquired Brooks services for Rs 625 crore in the mega auction but the 26yearold withdrew from IPL 2025 Later the England Cricket Board ECB appointed him as the new whiteball captain of the national side Brook replaced Jos Buttler after Englands poor run in the ICC eventsAlso ReadKKR vs RR IPL 2025 Andre Russells unbeaten knock helps Kolkata cruise to 206 runsThe righthanded batsman also skipped last years edition citing personal reasons As per the IPL Brook has now received a twoyear ban from featuring in the cashrich leagueBrook played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2023 scoring 190 runs in 11 matches at an average of 2211 His only major knock was a century against the Kolkata Knight Riders KKRBrooks overall record in India includes 310 runs in 14 matches at an average of 2214 with two halfcenturies and a best of 66 This includes his performance in the 2023 Cricket World CupFurther Pietersen praised Joe Root for turning out to be Englands greatest player of spin The 44yearold said that he used to spend hours batting with Root in the netsRoot turned out to be the greatest player of spin Englands ever had I am not saying it is because of what we did when he was a youngster but we spent hours together batting in the nets going through drills and practising I love that stuff he addedPietersen has had an excellent record in India across all formats scoring 1876 runs in 36 matches at an average of 4575 with three centuries and 13 fifties His best score was 186 in a Test match in Mumbai in 2012Meanwhile Delhi Capitals are currently in fifth place on the IPL 2025 points table with six wins and four losses Their next match is against Sunrisers Hyderabad SRH in Hyderabad on May 4With ANI InputsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params