"360 Kind Of Player": Ex RCB Batter Kevin Pietersen Bowled Over By KKR All-rounder

17.04.2023 - 05:07 sports.ndtv.com

Kolkata Knight Riders ended their 15-year wait for an individual century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after Venkatesh Iyer reached the triple-digit score in the match against Mumbai Indians on Sunday.

Iyer became the first batter since Brendon McCullum (in 2008) to score a hundred in an IPL match. Seeing Iyer go all guns blazing, former England and Royal Challengers Bangalore star Kevin Pietersen went ga-ga over the all-rounder, calling the capped India star a '360 kind of a player'.

Iyer looked in sublime form as he scored 104 off 51 balls. But, the all-rounder didn't get much help from other batters, with Andre Russell's 11-ball 21 being the second-highest score.

Yet, it was enough to take the team's score to 185. Lauding Iyer, Pietersen recalled his first impression of the player. "He is a tall guy; he stands on top of the bounce because of his height.

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