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England endured a horrific India Tour that ended with a 142-run loss against India in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. With the huge loss, the Jos Buttler-led side were clean-sweeped 3-0 in the ODI series. Before that India won the T20I series as well. Former England star batter Kevin Pietersen blasted England's approach throughout the series. He accused the side of practically not practising at all during the course of the series.
"They had one practice session, the day before the Nagpur game. They had no practice since. Only one batter who had a net was Joe Root. Sorry, but you cannot come to the sub-continent, keep on making the same mistake and then not practice. There is not a single sportsperson who goes into a series and decides 'I am going to get better without practice.' I am sorry. I was flabbergasted when I learnt England hasn't practiced since the first game," Pietersen said after the third India vs England ODI.
"I get it. Enjoy yourselves. These are the best time of your life. Play golf. Go out, eat in a beautiful restaurant. But you get paid to score runs. That is why you get paid. You get paid to win games of cricket. You don't get paid to play golf. This is not a golf tour, this is a cricket tour. You practice so that you leave on a flight tomorrow knowing 'I have given my everything to win a game of cricket for England'. There not one person in that England dressing room that cane get on a plane tomorrow, may be Joe Root is the only one who tried and practiced...not a single player tried.
"I am gutted, that I have to say that you can disrespect Indian conditions and India so much. I am absolutely gutted as an Englishman."