F🌞ormer England batsman Kevin Pietersen confirmed his retirement from profes🎃sional cricket with a tweet on his official Twitter handle on Friday.
His tweet reads “BOOTS UP! Thank you!”
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In 104 Tests for England, Pietersen scored 8181 runs at 47.28 with 23 centuries and 35 fifties. In 136 ODIs, he clubbed 4440 runs with nine centuries and 25 half-centuries. The stylish batsman also appeared in 37 T20Is, scoring 1176 runs with seven half-centuries and was part of England’s 2010 World T20 winning team.
Winning the Ashes in 2005, 2010 World T20 title, a series win in India (2012-13) are few of th🧸e highlights of his career.
Here is how cricket fraternity congratulated Kevin Pietersen on his illustrious career:
Well done on an fantastic career … Not everyone’s Cup of Tea but you will do for me … Best Batsman I had the pleasure to play with … 1st England batsman that put fear into the Aussies ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
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Well done Kidda 👋👋👋👋what a career 🏏
— Darren Gough MBE (@DGoughie)
Congratulations🀅 on a outstanding career Happy retireme🌊nt mate!!
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
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Well done on꧒ a fantastic career Champ! Happy retir🌃ement!
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074)
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a Kickass Personality both on and off the field! Congratulations on your splendid career. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of your striking𒉰. 🤜🏼
— Murali Vijay (@mvj888)
Congratulations🗹 big guy. See you on the golf course 🏌🏼♀️
— Chris Tremlett (@ChrisTremlett33)
Congratulations on a remarkable ca☂reer, you keep us all engaged with your brilliance. Enjoy your next chapter, I’m sure you will have a similar impact🍃!
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket)
Congratulations on having a career built around big ambitions n hi level achievements. Cr♉icket will miss ur presence on the field 4 sur💝e 😘
— Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad)
What a c🤪areer ! Really enjoyed playing with and against you. I hope you hit those disgusting rhino poachers for a 6!
— Grant Elliott (@grantelliottnz)
Thank U🧸 4 inspiring our generation of cricketers wit ur style of play 👍 Best wishes always in whatever u do next. Big salute 👏 😊
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj)
Congrats on an unreal career. One of the very best to watch. Great to share some amazing cricketing mome🏅nts with you on and off to pitch. Good luck on the next chapter. 👍
— Luke Wright (@lukewright204)
Congrats on a phenomenal career, !1💜 of England, legend! All the best on your next venture! You did light up the park wherever you played-your best cricketing moment was when you get the chance to open the batting with me, thank Piers for that! 👊🏿
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle)
Well꧃ done on such a brilliant career!!! You have entertained millions of fans with your incredible talent! Best of luck for your future e💧ndeavours 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano)
.. it was a pleasure playing against you most of the time and ܫwith you with .. All𝄹 the best in your future endeavours champ..👐👐
— Daren Sammy (@darensammy88)
Jersey No. 24 no more; am in a fix who’ll hit my left-arm spin for a six; he filled the sꦦtadiums made all ofꦡ us happy he is KP, KP, KP. Thanks for the memories
— Monty Panesar (@zkp_scroll)
Didn’t know you were still playing 😜congr🎃atulations on an amazing career and Thankyou for having a positive impact on mine too , that’s the last time I’m being nice to you 😘
— Andrew Flintoff (@flintoff11)
Well done mate..👊
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay)
What a career ! Really enjoyed playing with and against you. I ꧂hope you hit those disgusting rhino poachers for a 6!
— Grant Elliott (@grantelliottnz)
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Congratulations for your wonderful care🍃er and ꧒thanks for the great entertainment everywhere .it would be a honoured and proud moment to bowle to you but couldn’t happened. Have a bright and successful future ahead 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19)
