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In the sport of cricket, sledging is the practice of deliberately insulting or verbally intimidating an opposing player.

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Express Adda with Kevin Pietersen: ‘I have never created mountains out of molehill’

Sandeep Dwivedi: Kevin, welcome here. I will start with you coming to Delhi. I think with Delhi you had the most runs when you were playing IPL in 2012. Is it coming back home? Is it working with familiar people? How’s the team this time? How do you see the season ahead

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Kevin Pietersen: It (Delhi) is probably my second home in terms of travel because I do come to Delhi a hell of a lot. I really enjoy Delhi. I built such good relationships in 2012 and we had such good time, both on the field and off the field, that I feel indebted to Delhi to contribute as much as possible. I enjoy helping the youngsters. I think as a senior player you’ve got to pass on the knowledge that you’ve acquired over the years. I like Delhi as a city, probably my favourite city.

It’s just a good good place to come. It’s not as crazy as the rest of India in terms of the traffic and the madness. I mean, occasionally when you drive to an 8 o cloc

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“You Know Who Else I’ve Got In My Pocket Here?” -Kevin Pietersen And Zaheer Khan Exchange Light-Hearted Banter About MS Dhoni And Yuvraj Singh

During Day 4 of the second India vs England Test in Visakhapatnam, Kevin Pietersen and Zaheer Khan shared lighthearted banter. Pietersen boasted about having Mahendra Singh Dhoni in his pocket, alluding to dismissing the Indian legend in a Test match.

In response, Zaheer playfully reminded Pietersen about his challenges facing Yuvraj Singh’s slow left-arm spin. Pietersen and Zaheer, now in commentary roles for the second India vs England Test, continued their banter.

Despite their past on-field battles, their competitive spirit persists into their post-retirement roles. In the 2007 Oval Test, Kevin Pietersen famously dismissed Dhoni for 92, a moment he bragged about during a conversation with Zaheer Khan.

However, Zaheer swiftly reminded Pietersen of his vulnerability against Yuvraj Singh’s bowling. The Hindustan Times reported the banter, resembling an off-field sledging battle, capturing the exchange where Pie

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'I might as well have been speaking to the vicar about gangsta rap'

Kevin Pietersen's career was as thrill-a-minute as it gets on the field, and off it his candor and tendency to never mince his words led The Times' Rick Broadbent to quip that he was "as subtle as colonic irrigation". KP has uttered, and been the subject of, so many memorable lines that it could be a sub-genre on our Quote Unquote section. Here is a selection of his most unforgettable quotes.

"I've seen 5-0 a few times before...it's not the end of the world, Brazil!"

Kevin Pietersen tweeted out a consolatory message for Brazil's football team after their 7-1 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-final

"I might as well have been speaking to the vicar about gangsta rap."

Pietersen, writing in his autobiography about the difficulty of explaining his IPL commitments to Andrew Strauss

"It was as if he still writes to Santa Claus and puts a tooth under his pillow for the tooth fairy."

On Alastair Cook refusing to believe that the (now defunct) @kpgenius Twitter parody account was