Pietersen vs Flintoff should kickstart IPL
After a haphazard start, a meeting of the two most costly players in the IPL - Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff - should ignite the tournament, writes Rick Broadbent in the Times .
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
After a haphazard start, a meeting of the two most costly players in the IPL - Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff - should ignite the tournament, writes Rick Broadbent in the Times.
Such is the nature of England players and their counties that Flintoff has bowled at Pietersen only once in his career. It happened in 2003 and he did not get him out, but Pietersen did dismiss Flintoff when he was on 97. The rematch will mark the true start of the IPL after a troubled opening weekend. The wet weather and slow outfield at Newlands made for a staccato start rather than the extravaganza demanded by Modi.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo