Kevin Pietersen is preparing to fly out to India this weekend. He will, once more, be an England captain on the Subcontinent just as he was in the winter of 2008 when he steered the side through the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai. This time, it is as the country’s skipper in a tournament called the Road Safety World Series that is stacked with other legends of the game and he is relishing it.
Pietersen loves India. He scored 186 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in 2012 during England’s victorious tour in an innings recognised by many as one of the finest by any visiting batsman.