Rahul Dravid, the wall of India once advised Kevin Pietersen about how to tackle spin through email. Pietersen was having a tough time against Bangladesh spinners during a series in 2010 and that is when he decided to seek help from Dravid. The legendary Indian batsman explained the techniques to counter spinners in challenging conditions. Kevin Pietersen shared the same message on his Twitter and handle and tried to give some advice to England batsmen, who are struggling against Sri Lanka’s spinners.
The former England batsman Kevin Pietersen urged England cricket Board to print out Dravid’s message and share it with Dominic Sibley and Zak Crawley, who are struggling to get going in the ongoing Test series in Sri Lanka. On Day 2 of the second Test, both England’s openers fell cheaply, leaving the visitors tottering at two for five.
In the email, Dravid spoke about different ways to handle spin bowling. He highlighted the importance of not committing on the front foot and not worrying about getting beaten every now and then.
“Crawley & Sibley need to go find the email that Dravid sent me about playing spin. Changed my game,” Pietersen tweeted.
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