Out hai! Ex-England skipper Kevin Pietersen debuts in gully cricket; Wins hearts of desi fans | WATCH

Ayush Bhola, a YouTuber, posted a video on YouTube that includes a fragment of Kevin Pietersen getting out and playing gully cricket.

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Cricket, sometimes known as the gentleman's game, includes several regulations pertaining to bowling, batting, and fielding. However, in terms of gully cricket, every side develops its own set of rules based on the location and resources available. Rather than being played on expansive cricket grounds, the games are played by making up their own rules on short roads. Playing gully cricket as a child brings back happy memories for many cricket enthusiasts. Kevin Pietersen, the former captain of England, recently gave gully cricket a go.

The former England player filmed a comedy with YouTuber Ayush Bhola and other participants regarding the numerous, constantly-evolving rules of gully cricket. Right now, this sketch is clip is getting a lot of likes. In the footage, Pietersen is shown batting when the wicketkeeper moves the chair that was serving as a makeshift wicket behind him in time to block the ball from hitting it. The clever strategy to out Pietersen by altering the "wicket" was shared on X by the well-known account Cricketopia, which focuses on cricket. Pietersen's perplexed response at being removed following the wicketkeeper's deception is captured on camera.

Viral sensation

Since it was shared on May 22, this video has received over one lakh likes. "English batter being handled the way they treated the New Zealand cricket team in the 2019 WC final," an X user commented on it. "Whose bat is that?" wrote an X user, offering a countertip that can assist one in navigating such unfair "out" judgement during gully cricket. If it is Kevin Pietersen's, he needs to declare it a trial ball and continue to play till he leaves, taking the bat with him.

Kevin lately

Pietersen visited India in April to see the 2024 Indian Premier League games. During his visit, he went to Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai. Pietersen participated in several IPL seasons for clubs including Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils (formerly the Delhi Capitals), Rising Pune Supergiant, and others before he announced his retirement from professional cricket in 2018.