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Batting these days is way easier than 20-25 years ago: Kevin Pietersen

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Batting These Days Is Way Easier Than 20-25 Years Ago: Kevin Pietersen

By IANS News July 26, 2025 • 15:26 PM View: 591

Kevin Pietersen: Former England batter Kevin Pietersen has sparked a new debate after stating that batting these days is way easier than it was 20-25 years ago, questioning the quality of modern-day bowlers.

Pietersen shared his thoughts on social media a day after fellow England batter Joe Root surpassed Australian legend Ricky Ponting to move into second place on the all-time list of Test run-scorers.

Pietersen, who represented England in 104 Tests, 136 ODIs, and 37 T20Is between 2005 and 2013, remarked that batting was "twice as hard" back then.

TAGS Kevin Pietersen Former England Joe Root Ricky Ponting Anil Kumble Harbhajan Singh Javagal Srinath Kumar Sangakkara Rahul Dravid Jacques Kallis Sachin Tendulkar

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