Yuvraj ridicules useless Pietersen

Yuvraj Singh has said that if he is a pie-chucker then the England captain is a useless batsman.

Amused with the sobriquets he received from Kevin Pietersen, star Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh on Monday returned the compliment and said if he is a pie-chucker then the England captain is a useless batsman.

Yuvraj walked into the press conference room himself announcing “pie-chucker is coming”.

Insisting that he loved the nickname, the left-hander said, “I got up in the morning and read the paper and thought what does that mean? It means useless bowler.” Not to take it lying down, Yuvraj cited the occasions when he got Pietersen out and said, “It means KP is getting out to me and useless bowler getting a batsman out five times means useless batting, I must say.” On a more serious tone, Yuvraj said he had enough respect for the England captain.

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“It’s okay, he is a phenomenal player and batted like a champion. He has 15 hundreds in 45 Tests. Actually, he tried to get under my skin and brought out the best in me and I tried to get under his skin and brought out the best in him. It’s okay, but I don’t like to wash dirty linen in public,” Yuvraj said.

Asked about Pietersen as bowler, Yuvraj quipped, “I have got a better action than KP, his action is useless. But if he works hard he can be a good bowler… I can give him some tips and teach how to bowl in the rough.”