Some day Kevin Pietersen will be remembered as the batsman who played some of the greatest of all innings for England. In their joint statement on Sunday night, the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Professional Cricketers’ Association, respectively Pietersen’s recent employers and his trade union, managed to mention that.
For now, Pietersen’s contribution is grievously tarnished as a man who breached trust, betrayed the sanctity of the dressing room and traduced his colleagues. That is what Sunday night’s joint statement, vetted for hours before its release, amounted to. Never can a professional sportsman have been so disparaged by both his employers and his colleagues.
Source: The Independent(UK)
