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Kevin Pietersen on Cricket: The Toughest Opponents, the Greatest Battles, the Game We Love
In 2014, Kevin Pietersen's autobiography was one of the most talked about sporting media stories of the year, largely due to the shockwaves it sent through the cricketing establishment. Now, Kevin turns his focus to events on the pitch, offering his views on what it takes to be a successful cricketer in the modern age.
This summer's Ashes series has demonstrated just how demanding and unpredictable the game has become, and Kevin is ideally - perhaps uniquely - placed to comment on those developments. In Kevin Peterson on Cricket we'll see exactly how today's player approaches batting, bowling, bowling, captaincy, preparation, and many other aspects of the game itself, through the prism of the author's own experience. We'll see what it's like to face a bowler like Mitchell Johnson at his menacing best, learn how cricketers cope with the challenges presented by foreign climates and conditions, and gain a fresh understanding of how players manage the psychological side of the game.
This summer's Ashes series has demonstrated just how demanding and unpredictable the game has become, and Kevin is ideally - perhaps uniquely - placed to comment on those developments. In Kevin Peterson on Cricket we'll see exactly how today's player approaches batting, bowling, bowling, captaincy, preparation, and many other aspects of the game itself, through the prism of the author's own experience. We'll see what it's like to face a bowler like Mitchell Johnson at his menacing best, learn how cricketers cope with the challenges presented by foreign climates and conditions, and gain a fresh understanding of how players manage the psychological side of the game.
280 pages, Hardcover
First published October 22, 2015
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April 26, 2022
Really enjoyed this. It's the first sport star book I've read where they actually talk about the psychology of being an elite sportsman - what they're thinking, how they're feeling, what they're doing and why... just really insightful.
June 27, 2023
पुस्तक की भाषा सरल-सुलभ है, मैं २-३ घंटे में सहजता से इसे पूरा पढ़ पाया।
पुस्तक के वे अंश जहाँ कैविन पीटरसन अपने बारे में नहीं वरन खेल के बारे में बात करते हैं, वे काफ़ी रोचक हैं। उनका तकनीकी आँकलन और खेल के विभिन्न पहलुओं पर विचार बहुत ज्ञानवर्धक हैं। वे फ़ॉर्म और ज़ोन में अंतर दर्शाते हैं और यह भी स्पष्ट करते हैं कि परवर्ती अधिक महत्वपूर्ण क्यों है। गेंदबाज़ों के साथ उनके संघर्ष विशेषकर मिशेल जॉनसन, शेन वार्न, मुरलीधरन, ब्रेट ली का विवरण काफी रोचक है। वे मैच के लिए कैसे तैयारी करते हैं और खेल के मानसिक पहलू के बारे में उनके विचार बहुत दिलचस्प हैं।
पुस्तक में असंख्य बार वे "मैं ऐसा हूँ, मैं वैसा हूँ, मैं दूसरों से बेहतर हूँ और क्यों हूँ" - यही सब घसीटते रहते हैं जो सच में काफी "Cringe" है। इस बात में कोई संदेह नहीं कि कैविन पीटरसन अच्छे खिलाड़ी थे पर उन्हें पढ़ कर "Second Hand Embarrassment" होता है।
पुस्तक के वे अंश पढ़ना बड़ा कठिन लगता है।
बाकी पुस्तक में ऐसा कुछ नया नहीं है - उनके खेल के बारे में विचार हम कमेंट्री में सुनते रहते हैं।
नोट - नेथन लायन के लिए वे लिखते हैं "In front of me on that day in Perth was an average off-spinner I'd already hit for six.." :-)
पुस्तक के वे अंश जहाँ कैविन पीटरसन अपने बारे में नहीं वरन खेल के बारे में बात करते हैं, वे काफ़ी रोचक हैं। उनका तकनीकी आँकलन और खेल के विभिन्न पहलुओं पर विचार बहुत ज्ञानवर्धक हैं। वे फ़ॉर्म और ज़ोन में अंतर दर्शाते हैं और यह भी स्पष्ट करते हैं कि परवर्ती अधिक महत्वपूर्ण क्यों है। गेंदबाज़ों के साथ उनके संघर्ष विशेषकर मिशेल जॉनसन, शेन वार्न, मुरलीधरन, ब्रेट ली का विवरण काफी रोचक है। वे मैच के लिए कैसे तैयारी करते हैं और खेल के मानसिक पहलू के बारे में उनके विचार बहुत दिलचस्प हैं।
पुस्तक में असंख्य बार वे "मैं ऐसा हूँ, मैं वैसा हूँ, मैं दूसरों से बेहतर हूँ और क्यों हूँ" - यही सब घसीटते रहते हैं जो सच में काफी "Cringe" है। इस बात में कोई संदेह नहीं कि कैविन पीटरसन अच्छे खिलाड़ी थे पर उन्हें पढ़ कर "Second Hand Embarrassment" होता है।
पुस्तक के वे अंश पढ़ना बड़ा कठिन लगता है।
बाकी पुस्तक में ऐसा कुछ नया नहीं है - उनके खेल के बारे में विचार हम कमेंट्री में सुनते रहते हैं।
नोट - नेथन लायन के लिए वे लिखते हैं "In front of me on that day in Perth was an average off-spinner I'd already hit for six.." :-)
January 24, 2025
3.5 ⭐️. Finally read after years of Harry saying how good it is. Elite insight into his game and cricket at the top level. Think he used his other autobiography to get most of his grievances out but he still can’t help himself at points. Not well written but can’t complain for an athletes autobiography
August 14, 2025
An interesting take on the game but gets a bit grating with his papelardy at times. Didn't help that there was a couple of typos and blatant factual errors.
November 4, 2019
In this freewheeling book, Kevin Pietersen talks about cricket in a relaxed, carefree and casual tone. In fact the matter-of-fact narrative reminds the reader of the unique KP style of cricket - audacity punctuated by arrogance mixed with art. Neither a memoir nor a collection of reminiscence, "On Cricket" is a conversational, yet insightful work on what makes one of the most memorable cricketers of our time tick. "KP" is extremely candid about the way in which he goes about mentally preparing himself for a game, how he sets himself (as well as a bowler) up when he is at the batting crease, his techniques and trigger movements and the art of coping with pressure.
Pietersen also selects his dream team in the book and the candidates making up the squad are eleven usual suspects whose identities are not at all hard to predict.
"On Cricket" - A decent showing.
Pietersen also selects his dream team in the book and the candidates making up the squad are eleven usual suspects whose identities are not at all hard to predict.
"On Cricket" - A decent showing.
December 13, 2016
Well written and good flow, very good batting advice and I enjoyed reading the 2nd book from KP. Good insight into training and this is the book that is about playing and strategy than his last book which was about bridge burning.
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