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My Take
Kevin Pietersen is my favorite kind of athlete: the disruptive genius who forces a conservative sport to modernize. Leaving South Africa to reinvent himself as England's most watchable batsman took audacity, and his switch-hitting and sheer aggression dragged Test batting into a new era. Yes, he feuded with dressing rooms and management, and his England career ended in acrimony rather than a farewell tour. But I would argue the friction was inseparable from the brilliance; players that original rarely fit institutional cricket. A decade on, the innings are what survive. When I think of the 2005 Ashes drama, it is his bat I picture first.
Overview
Kevin Peter Pietersen (born 27 June 1980) is a former England international cricketer. He is regarded as one of England's greatest ever batsmen and renowned for his competitive, and often controversial nature. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who played in all three formats for England between 2004 and 2014, which included a brief tenure as captain.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kevin Pietersen
- Name (Japanese)
- ケビン・ピーターセン
- Reading
- けびん・ぴーたーせん
- Born
- June 27, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- cricketer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of South Africa
Awards & achievements
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
- 2006 Wisden Cricketer of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.