KP had earlier advocated for patience with Gill, drawing parallels with the initial struggles faced by South African legend Jacques Kallis.
Delhi Daredevils skipper Kevin Pietersen put up a brave front after his team's third defeat in the ongoing Indian Premier League, stating they are 'not far off' from their first victory, although he complained about lethargy in the first six overs.
Kevin Pietersen celebrated his first innings as England captain with a century, leading the hosts to a 122-run first-innings lead over South Africa on the second day of the fourth test at The Oval on Friday. South Africa, bowled out for 194 in the first innings, were 37 for one at the close in reply to England's 316.
Kevin Pietersen's inventive 110 not out, which included two unorthodox left-handed sixes, helped steer England to a 114-run win over New Zealand in the first one-day international at Durham on Sunday. England took the lead in the five-match series after the Kiwis, replying to England's 307 for five, failed to threaten their target and were all out for 193. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 36 while Paul Collingwood took four for 15.
The Hyderabad crowd playfully taunted the visitors with chants of 'Where is the Bazball?' as England failed to match their proclaimed style.
England's double centurion in the first Test against India reveals his ambition to enter the 10,000 Test runs club now that he has completed 6,000 runs.
Kevin Pietersen made the best of some good fortune to score a century in his first Test as England captain, against South Africa at The Oval, in London, on Friday.
Statistical highlights of the first day's play in the fourth Test between India and England in Nagpur, on Thursday.
Kevin Pietersen defiantly struck a mature century but England were staring down the barrel at 294 for seven at stumps on the third day of the third Ashes Test on Saturday, still 233 adrift on first innings.
# The second wicket partnership of 94 runs between Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen is Engalnd's best for any wicket against South Africa in the World Cup, obliterating the 55-run partnership between Matt Prior and Owais Shah for the fourth wicket at Cape Town on September 16, 2007.
England picked up the crucial wicket of Langer to reduce Australia to 28 for one after posting a daunting total of 551-6.
'If he wants to bat at No 3, especially on Indian tracks where spinners will cause trouble, he will have to rotate strike.'
England batsman Kevin Pietersen was informed about his punishment for showing dissent during the third One-day international against India, in Ranchi, by match referee Andy Pycroft in the men's toilet of Ranchi airport.
Photos from the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab played on Sunday.
Images from Day 1 of the 4th Test between India and England, at the VCA stadium, in Nagpur, on Thursday.
Sixteen wickets tumbled on the opening day of the third and final Test as England limped to 104 for six after skittling hosts Pakistan for 99.
India were staring at an embarrassing defeat in the second cricket Test against a spirited England who rode on Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook's brilliant centuries to gain a vital 86-run lead before the spinners tightened the noose around the hosts in Mumbai on Sunday.
England all-rounder Samit Patel is confident that the likes of skipper Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell have the ability to hit big hundreds and also save the first Test against India at Moreta.
'I actually think, with Hardik Pandya, everything away from the game is affecting him so much. He's smiling too much when he does the toss. He's trying to act like he is so happy. He is not happy. I have been there. I have been in the firing line. And I can tell you now, it affects you.'
Kevin Pietersen struck a rollicking 53 as England salvaged some pride on an otherwise dismal Indian tour with a comprehensive six-wicket victory over the hosts in the lone Twenty20 International in Kolkata on Saturday.
Kevin Pietersen scored a century as England denied India victory in the third and final Test.
Kevin Pietersen smashed 79 from just 37 balls to inspire England to a 50-run victory in the Twenty20 World Cup match.
Photos from Day 3 in the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge.
England's Kevin Pietersen is a past master at batting in top gear but it was learning to shift down that helped him end a long lean spell with a double century in the second Ashes Test on Sunday.
In a rare occurrence on the cricket field, Mumbai Indians replaced injured medium pacer Praveen Kumar with left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha after the toss, in their match against Delhi Daredevils, at the Wankhede stadium, on Friday.
Images from the Friday's IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai.
Recalled England fast bowler Steve Harmison took two wickets in two balls and James Anderson captured three to help dismiss South Africa for 194 on Kevin Pietersen's first outing as Test captain on Thursday.
England clinched the one-day international series against India with a seven-wicket victory in the seventh and final match at Lord's.
Captain Michael Vaughan scored a fluent 103 on his return to Test action after 18 months on the sidelines on the opening day of the second Test against West Indies at Headingley on Friday.
Prolific opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his maiden Test double hundred in the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, becoming the third youngest Indian to achieve the feat in his nascent-but-remarkable career.
Sanath Jayasuriya scored his 20th century as Sri Lanka beat England by 46 runs in the second ODI.
England and South Africa drew the second Test on Monday after some late drama that offered each team an unlikely sniff of victory on the fifth and final day at Headingley.
Indian bowlers had forlorn looks on their faces as England's batsmen milked them to take a substantial first-innings lead, but seamer Praveen Kumar was quite content after netting two wickets on the second day of the third cricket Test at Edgbaston.
Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in a lopsided contest to emerge as the table leaders in the Indian Premier League at the Ferozshah Kotla on Monday.
Skipper Virender Sehwag butchered a lacklustre Pune Warriors India attack as Delhi Daredevils romped home by eight wickets in an Indian Premier League encounter in Pune on Tuesday.
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
'He can bat, he can bowl, he can field. He has an X factor about him. I hope very well deep down within my heart that when he comes out on top, I'll sit back and I'll watch everyone sing his praises.'
Nothing seems to be working for India in the ongoing second Test against England in Mumbai. They sit on the brink of an embarrassing defeat, with a narrow lead of 31 runs and three wickets in hand at the end of Day 3, despite batting first on a turning track.
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