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Published 16:01 IST, February 10th 2020

Kumar Sangakkara trolls Kevin Pietersen on social media for doing planks on vacation

Kumar Sangakkara savagely trolled Kevin Pietersen when the latter took to Twitter to post a picture of himself engrossed in a plank workout. Read to know more.

Reported by: Jatin Malu
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Former England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen was a flamboyant batsman, who was famous for his unorthodox and audacious shots. He is also renowned for voicing out his opinion and giving bold statements on different topics on social media. Because of his outrageous comments, Kevin Pietersen has found himself amidst a lot of controversies.

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Kevin Pietersen, who is very active on social media, took to Twitter and posted a picture of himself engrossed in a plank workout. When you look at the photo, you can figure out that Kevin Pietersen is on vacation as he was by the poolside in what looked like a pretty scenic background.

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However, to everyone's surprise, former England captain Kumar Sangakkara commented on the picture. Kumar Sangakkara trolled Kevin Pietersen as he replied on his picture that it would have been even more beautiful had Pietersen not been in it himself. Kumar Sangakkara's comment left fans in splits and they lauded the former Sri Lankan cricket captain for his sense of humour.

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Kevin Pietersen isn't someone who was going to leave a troll without a response. He immediately responded to Kumar Sangakkara's troll as he wrote “Chairman! You not allowed to tweet like that!” Pietersen was referring to Sangakkara being the current chairman of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the original custodian of cricket and the owner of the Lord's Cricket Ground in London.

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IMAGE COURTESY: KEVIN PIETERSEN AND ICC TWITTER

Updated 16:01 IST, February 10th 2020

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