Published 16:13 IST, January 17th 2020
SA vs Eng: Andrew Flintoff stunned at seeing Kevin Pietersen and Matt Prior patch up
SA vs Eng: Twitter went berserk on Thursday after Kevin Pietersen and Matt Prior finally buried the hatchet, six years after their feud. Keep reading for more.
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Twitter went berserk on Thursday after former England batsmen Kevin Pietersen and Matt Prior finally buried ir hatchet. It came six years after ir feud began. Kevin Pietersen is one of best batsmen England have produced but his career was filled with its fair share of controversies. He had poor relationships with some of his teammates and one of m was gloveman Matt Prior.
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Kevin Pietersen had accused Prior of bullying and becoming too big for his boots. Pietersen had written in his autobiography, “It was a sad time … I had been friends with Cheese (Prior). w he was slowly losing any sense of himself as he turned up volume and made himself main man of dressing room.”
Kevin Pietersen also went to extent of saying that Matt Prior was a “massive negative influence” on team and accused him (along with bowlers Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann) of forming a clique that intimidated young teammates.
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However, on Thursday, both cricketers (who have commentating duties in Port Elizabeth) seem to have decided to let bygones be bygones. Kevin Pietersen posted a picture of his meeting with Matt Prior on Twitter and recalled fond memories.
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SA vs Eng: Kevin Pietersen's Twitter post for Matt Prior
Matt Prior was quick to respond to post. He came up with a sweet reply where he recalled numerous good times that duo shared toger.
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SA vs Eng: Matt Prior recall good times with Kevin Pietersen
This meeting between two came up as a surprise. likes of Andrew Flintoff and Ashley Giles could t help but express ir surprise when y saw tweets from Pietersen and Prior.
SA vs Eng: Andrew Flintoff left shocked
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IM COURTESY: KEVIN PIETERSEN TWITTER
16:13 IST, January 17th 2020