Kevin Pietersen meets Home Minister Amit Shah, calls him 'kind, caring and inspirational'

Much loved by Indian cricket fans, former England captain Kevin Pietersen has never been shy of admitting his love for India. Pietersen recently visited office of India's horable Home Minister Amit Shah and posted about it on his social media. Pietersen called Home Minister Shah "Kind, caring and inspirational" 

Kevin Pietersen, who never shies away from accepting affection he gets in India, also often receives recognition by India's top leadership. Having received a te from PM Modi himself, this time former England batsman got invite to visit Amit Shah's office. About meeting, Pieterson expressed his gratitude to Shah as he shared a mess on his social media account.

"Thank you for most wonderful welcoming this morning, Mr @amitshahofficial. An absolute pleasure spending time with you. Kind, caring, and inspirational! Thank you!," Pietersen said in his caption. 

On India's Republic Day, January 26, Pietersen received a letter from PM Modi, recognising  England player's fondness for India.  PM expressed his hope that Pietersen would continue to eng closely with country and its people. PM Modi furr added that he enjoys reading Pietersen's tweets in Hindi. 

Responding to PM Modi's letter, Pietersen took to Twitter and wrote, "Ever since stepping foot in India in 2003, I’ve grown more in love with your country on every visit. I was recently asked, ‘what do you most like about India’ & my answer was easy - PEOPLE. Happy Republic Day to all Indians for a couple of days ago. A proud country & a powerhouse globally! I look forward to meeting you in person soon, to thank you for how India is a global leader in protecting its wildlife! My best wishes!"

Kevin Pietersen's cricket career

Born in South Africa, Kevin Pietersen made his international debut for England in 2004. Pieterson came to prominence in initial years. He quickly emerged as match-winner for England in both ODIs and Tests. In Ashes 2005, Pietersen made an immaculate impact as his role was pivotal in England lifting urn after 19 years. However, it was just start as in following years he played kck-after-kcks to become primary batsman of England. At back of his performances, captaincy also did t evade him and soon he became commander of his team.

While captaincy did t stick for long, his sublime performance with bat continued. In his almost 10-year-long international career, Pieterson played 136 ODIs scoring 4440 runs with an aver of 40.73. In process, he recorded 9 centuries and 25 half-centuries. While this was about 50-over game, in longest format he played 104 matches. white jersey was seemingly his favorite as after se many matches he amassed a total of 8181 runs. He carried a career aver of 47.28. Pietersen also made a mark in T20 leagues all around world. He was a regular in IPL and BBL. Following his playing career he entered into field of broadcasting and was seen lending his voice to commentate for many matches.