Kevin Pietersen responds after Gautam Gambhir questioned England legend's captaincy credentials

05-15-2024
3 min read

Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen had a hilarious response to Gautam Gambhir's comments questioning his achievements, or lack thereof, as a captain.

Recently, Gambhir, the Kolkata Knight Riders' mentor, recently appeared in a chat with Sportskeeda, where he was asked about the criticism received by Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya from the likes of AB de Villiers and Pietersen. 

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Gambhir quickly downplayed De Villiers and Pietersen's words, stating that the duo had achieved absolutely nothing as captains during their playing careers.

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Kevin Pietersen responds to Gautam Gambhir in a spirited way

Pietersen took to X (formerly Twitter) to respond to Gambhir's rather blunt statements regarding his captaincy credentials. 

The Englishman took those statements in a light-hearted way and reacted in quite a spirited fashion. "He’s not wrong. I was a terrible captain!!!," Pietersen wrote on X, tagging Gambhir.