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October 7, 2011
Kevin Pietersen tried to bed on his future in cricket one day insisting he wants to play in England at least until the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Pietersen is back on the set-up for the ODI series in India after being rested for the last month of the season at home, but is under pressure to perform after two lean years in the format of 50 years.
Pietersen is likely to place the new number 4, when the series begins next week for the next two warm-up matches, even in his absence, the likes of Ravi Bopara and Jonny Bairstow have staked their claims. Before leaving the Tour Alastair Cook, one day captain Pietersen has spoken of wanting to be included in all upcoming World Cup, but also said that players had to earn his selection with consistent performance. Pietersen scored in ODI is 100 by November 2008 and the last two years, his average has languished quietly 20s.
"I do not know how many times I have to say until they stop asking questions," said Pietersen. "I want to keep playing until the World Cup in 2015, and then Nobody is going to re-evaluate his place guaranteed -. For his country for his county side for their club.
"There are many different combinations and different things that can happen. It's just a case of take each day, and realize how lucky we are. If there is a place you want to come to one day play international cricket in India is here ".
Pietersen uses his break with the game - including the lack of a dayers against India and the Twenty20 against West Indies - to get completely out of cricket. He moved to London and spent time with his family, which has become a larger part of his life and the main reason for not admitted to being a fan of long trips.
He also said that while keeping hunger to play all three forms of international cricket, he enjoyed not having a tough schedule for training. "I wanted a full break and get the bug back in training. This is the first break I had, without injury to England. It was much appreciated.
"The hardest part of playing all three forms of the game is to turn up at training day and doing the warm up - I think we need a few years of your career, not having to run for the days of training was an absolute blessing .. But you miss the cricket, participants and competitors - because we are all competitors. "
When he was left out of team one day last month it was discovered that Pietersen had wrist injuries, the need for some leadership, and had an injection before leaving India. "I have something on my wrist," he said. "I had a cortisone injection a few days ago, cortisone, and just before leaving. And 'the right thing to get through this tour and see where we are at the end."
Pietersen, however, will have to fight through a little discomfort, because England is not going to wait for him to rediscover mojo is a day forever.
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