Ben Duckett of England reacting during the 2nd ODI lucifer betwixt India and England held astatine the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India connected the 9th February 2025. (Sportzpics)
Former England subordinate Kevin Pietersen connected Wednesday slammed opener Ben Duckett for saying that helium is good losing the ongoing bilateral bid to India 3-0 arsenic agelong arsenic England spell connected to triumph the upcoming Champions Trophy. “This is simply a monolithic series, but the Champions Trophy is the large competition. If we suffer 3-0 to India, I don’t attraction arsenic agelong arsenic we bushed them successful the last successful the Champions Trophy. No 1 volition astir apt look backmost connected this bid if we spell and bash the concern successful that competition,” Duckett said successful a speech with Sky Sports aft losing the 2nd ODI successful Cuttack.
“Goodness me, it’s beauteous mediocre that Duckett would accidental that helium doesn’t attraction if England suffer contiguous and suffer 3-0 to India. Context is important erstwhile speechmaking quotes, but those words should NOT person been said!
NEVER!,” Pietersen posted connected X.
England are already 0-2 down successful the bid aft losing the archetypal 2 matches successful Nagpur and Cuttack. Before that, they had besides mislaid the T20I bid 4-1.
Goodness me, it’s beauteous mediocre that Duckett would accidental that helium doesn’t attraction if England suffer contiguous and suffer 3-0 to India.
Context is important erstwhile speechmaking quotes, but those words should NOT person been said!
NEVER!
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) February 12, 2025
On Wednesday, England skipper Jos Buttler won the flip and opted to tract against India successful the 3rd and last ODI. England made 1 alteration with Tom Banton replacing Jamie Overton.
For India, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar and Arshdeep Singh replaced the trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami and Varun Chakravarthy.
While Jadeja and Shami were rested, Varun missed retired owed to an injury. “Varun Chakaravarthy was unavailable for enactment for the 3rd ODI owed to a sore close calf,” BCCI said successful an update.
India won the archetypal 2 ODIs to instrumentality an unassailable 2-0 pb successful the three-match series.