Kevin Pietersen lost his PAN card right before his trip to India. The English cricket legend took to social media and put out a tweet after he misplaced the card saying that he had misplaced the card and required it to travel to India. The cricket commentator requested help from anyone that could help him out or connect him to someone that could. He also put out a tweet in Hindi and tagged Prime Minister Modi with a cc.
https://twitter.com/KP24/status/1493518768034754562
In response to the English man’s request, the Twitter handle of the Income-tax department of India put out a tweet saying that they were there to help him along with instructions to reprint a physical PAN card. They also followed up by saying that in case the cricketer did not remember his PAN details, he could email them.
Dear @KP24,
We are here to help you. If you have your PAN details with you, please visit these links for the procedure to apply for reprint of physical PAN Card: (1/2)https://t.co/M2RFFlDsCThttps://t.co/fySMs6nm62
— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) February 15, 2022
In case, however, you don’t remember your PAN details and need to ascertain the PAN for applying for reprint of physical card, please write to us at [email protected] & [email protected] (2/2)
— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) February 15, 2022
Pietersen responded by saying that he had emailed them and had also followed them as well. He wished to speak to someone from the department to discuss the issue further. While the status of the PAN is not known yet, things are looking good for the commentator and he could get his PAN by the time he has to travel.
Kevin Pietersen is a former batsman for England. His international career started in 2004 and he played international cricket till 2014. He also played for 3 teams in the IPL – Royal Challengers Bangalore(2009-2010), Delhi Daredevils (2012-2014), and the Rising Pune Supergiants (2016). He still holds the record for the fastest player to reach 2000 runs in One-day international cricket and has the second-highest run total from 25 tests, behind only Sir Don Bradman.
The batsman played all three formats of cricket for England and was not considered for international selection after issues between his teammates and the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board). He then became a cricket commentator and also works the IPL games. His love for India is well known and the cricketer also received a letter of appreciation from PM Modi on the 73rd Republic day.
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