Duleep Kevin Pietersen Trophy: These days, Duleep Trophy (Duleep Trophy 2024), which starts the domestic season, is being played in India. This time a total of 4 teams are participating in the trophy. The names of the participating teams are India A, India B, India C and India D. Although earlier the Duleep Trophy was played with zonal teams, but this time BCCI has made a change. Meanwhile, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen remembered the Duleep Trophy.
Pietersen shared a picture on Instagram remembering the Duleep Trophy. Pietersen said that this was the time when I fell in love with India. Let us tell you that Pietersen played the Duleep Trophy in India in 2004. In 2004, foreign teams were also a part of the Duleep Trophy, in which Kevin Pietersen played for England A.
Pietersen captioned the shared photo, “India 2004! Playing in the Duleep Trophy…” Pietersen further wrote, “This was the time when I first fell in love with India or rather with Indian bowlers.” Let us tell you that Pietersen also made his international debut for England in 2004.
Duleep Trophy was good for Pietersen, but the team lost
It is worth noting that the Duleep Trophy played in 2004 was quite good for Pieterson. He scored 345 runs in 4 innings of 2 matches at an average of 86.25. During this period, Pieterson scored 2 centuries and 1 half-century. However, despite Pieterson’s brilliant innings, England A (currently England Lions) lost both the matches. Pieterson’s innings were wasted in both the matches.
In the first match, South Zone defeated England A by chasing a target of 501 runs. Then in the second match, East Zone defeated England A by 93 runs.
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