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Kevin Pietersen Twitter ranted after the IPL auction that Test cricket is 'falling way behind'

Kevin Pietersen Twitter ranted after the IPL auction that Test cricket is 'falling way behind'
Kevin Pietersen Twitter ranted after the IPL auction that Test cricket is 'falling way behind' Kevin Pietersen Twitter ranted after the IPL auction that Test cricket is 'falling way behind'

This week’s Indian Premier League auction was a great one for English cricketers, but former international Kevin Pietersen is not convinced it’s in the traditional form of the game’s best interests.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the most expensive foreign cricketer in IPL history at £1.7 million, while T20 specialist Tymal Mills was bought for a staggering £1.4 million.

Pietersen is no stranger to Twenty20 cricket, nor the IPL, having competed in the competition for many years, and he took to Twitter to suggest the Test format would suffer as a result of the lucrative contracts on offer.

Fast bowler Mills, 24, has issues with his back, and as such he will probably never play long-form cricket. Twenty20 however is a format he can compete in, and Pietersen was quick to clarify he has no problem with players making a career.

KP scored 8,181 runs in Tests, putting him fifth on England’s all-time Test run scorer’s list, hitting 23 centuries as well.He also helped England to the 2010 T20 World Cup, beating Australia in the final, and has seven iT20 half centuries to his name.The 36-year-old has long been a big fan of short form cricket, as he pointed out on Twitter…

… but will T20 success be the end for Test cricket somewhere along the line?