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Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980) is a professional cricketer who played for England from 2004 to 2014. Born and raised in South Africa, he is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who currently plays for Surrey, as well as Twenty20 in the Caribbean Premier League for St Lucia Zouks and in the Big Bash League for Melbourne Stars. Pietersen was born to an Afrikaner father and English mother in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa. He made his first-class debut for Natal in 1997 before moving to England in 2000, after voicing his displeasure at the racial quota system in South African cricket.〔(Kevin Pietersen biography ), Cricinfo. Retrieved on 28 May 2007.〕 Being of English ancestry, Pietersen was eligible for the England team so long as he first served a four-year qualifying period in English county cricket. He was called up by England almost immediately after he completed four years with Nottinghamshire. He made his international debut in the One Day International (ODI) match against Zimbabwe in 2004 and his Test match debut in the 2005 Ashes series against Australia.〔(Test Matches played by Kevin Pietersen ), Cricketarchive. Retrieved on 28 May 2007.〕 Pietersen left Nottinghamshire for Hampshire in 2005, but the England team's subsequent reliance on him resulted in Pietersen's making only a single first-class appearance for his new county between 2005 and 2010. In June 2010, Pietersen announced his wish to leave Hampshire;〔 he joined Surrey on loan for the remainder of the season, then moved permanently in 2011. Pietersen was captain of the England Test and ODI teams from 4 August 2008 to 7 January 2009, but resigned after just three Tests and nine ODIs following a dispute with the England coach Peter Moores, who was sacked the same day. Pietersen's relationship with the ECB never fully recovered. This came to a head in 2012 when, after a disagreement over his schedule, Pietersen announced his retirement from all forms of international limited-overs cricket on 31 May. Although he later retracted his retirement, his relationship with both the ECB and his team-mates soured during the series against South Africa, and he was dropped for the final Test of that series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Pietersen dropped over text messages )〕 Pietersen last played for England in the 2013–14 Ashes and subsequent ODIs, after which he was informed that he was no longer being considered for international selection. Pietersen became the fastest batsman to reach both 1,000 and 2,000 runs in One Day International cricket.〔(ODIs – Fastest to 1000 Career Runs ), Cricinfo. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.〕〔Rajesh, S and Gopalakrishna, HR. "(Pietersen breaks a jinx )", Cricinfo, 21 April 2007. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.〕 He has the second-highest run total from his first 25 Tests, behind only Sir Don Bradman of Australia,〔Brenkley, Stephen. "(Second Test: Pietersen plunders before the collapse )", ''The Independent'', 27 May 2007. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.〕 and was the fastest player, in terms of days, to reach 4,000, 5,000 and 7,000 Test runs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fastest to 4000 runs )〕 He became only the third English batsman to top the ICC One Day International rankings, doing so in March 2007.〔"(Pietersen jumps to top of ODI rankings )", Cricinfo, 26 March 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.〕 In July 2008, after a century against South Africa, ''The Times'' called him "the most complete batsman in cricket"〔"()", ''The Times'', 13 July 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.〕 and in 2012 ''The Guardian'' called him "England's greatest modern batsman".〔"(Kevin Pietersen is England's greatest modern batsman – flaws and all )", The Guardian, 17 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.〕 == Early and personal life == Pietersen was born to an English mother, Penny, and an Afrikaner father, Jannie.〔 Pietersen had a strict and well-disciplined childhood, along with his three brothers Tony, Greg and Bryan;〔(The Man with the Hair ). Retrieved on 5 June 2007.〕 he learned valuable lessons from this "fantastic" approach to parenting, and said: "Discipline is good. It taught me that I didn't always have to have what I wanted; that what I needed was different from what I wanted."〔Cooke, Rachel. "('I was up at six. I've a party to go to. So what is it you want?' )", ''The Observer'', 1 October 2006. Retrieved on 28 May 2007.〕 Bryan plays club and second XI cricket in England.〔"(Pietersen looks for Essex move )", Guardian-Series, 27 July 2006. Retrieved on 31 May 2007.〕 Pietersen attended Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg, and made his first-class cricket debut for Natal's B team in 1997, aged 17, where he was regarded predominantly as an off spin bowler and a hard-hitting lower-order batsman.〔Brenkley, Stephen. "(Pietersen faces sternest test on home turf )." ''The Independent'', 11 February 2005. Retrieved on 29 May 2007.〕〔Borland, Ken. "(Nottinghamshire sign young South African )", Cricinfo, 3 October 2000. Retrieved on 28 May 2007.〕 After two seasons, he moved to England for a five-month spell as the overseas player for club side Cannock CC, helping them win the Birmingham and District Premier League in 2000.〔"(Pietersen in cricket club row )", ''Express & Star'', 6 September 2006. Retrieved on 28 May 2007.〕 This first spell away from home did not leave him with fond memories for England, in particular "those horrible Black Country accents" referring to a dialect of the West Midlands, living in a single room above a squash court, and working in the club bar.〔 However, he returned to newly renamed KwaZulu Natal side a better cricketer; a lack of opportunities to bowl had improved his batting.〔 Having seen Pietersen play at a school cricket festival, Clive Rice invited him to sign for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Pietersen accepted without hesitation, keen to make the most of top-class cricket under a coach for whom he had the utmost admiration. He did not at this stage contemplate forsaking his nation; nor had it yet occurred to him that the decision would eventually have to be taken.〔Roebuck, Peter. "Upwards, kicking and screaming." ''Cricinfo''. 3 September 2008. () (Retrieved 22 November 2008).〕 Pietersen is widely portrayed in the media as having a self-assured personality, described by Geoffrey Boycott as being "cocky and confident".〔Boycott, Geoffrey. "(Warne lets the urn slip from his grasp )", ''The Daily Telegraph'', 9 December 2005. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.〕 Former England test captain Michael Vaughan counters this, saying, "KP is not a confident person. He obviously has great belief in his ability but that's not quite the same thing... And I know KP wants to be loved. I try to text him and talk to him as often as I can because I know he is insecure."〔McRae, Donald. "(Psychology that guides England's man of steel )", ''The Guardian'', 18 October 2005. Retrieved on 28 May 2007.〕 He has been noted for unusual haircuts, with his peroxide blond dyed streak of hair along the middle of his head during the 2005 Ashes series being described as a "dead skunk" look.〔William, Richard. "(After 16 years, to England, the Ashes )", ''The Guardian'', 13 September 2005. Retrieved on 28 May 2007.〕 During the 2006–07 Ashes tour, the Australian team, noted for their efforts to dominate opponents psychologically, dubbed him "The Ego", or "FIGJAM" (F * * * I'm Good, Just Ask Me).〔Fraser, Angus. "(Buchanan slates Pietersen for selfish attitude )", ''The Independent'', 30 December 2006. Retrieved on 28 May 2007.〕 Other nicknames include "KP", "Kelves" and "Kapes".〔 Kevin Pietersen published his autobiography: ''Kevin Pietersen: Crossing the Boundary'' in early 2007. A second biography: ''Kevin Pietersen: Portrait of a Rebel'' written by journalist Marcus Stead, was published in the autumn of 2009. This book includes a detailed account of the controversies of Pietersen's reign as England captain. A revised and updated version of Stead's book, now titled'' 'KP – The Biography' ''which brought his story up-to-date, was published in July 2013. ''KP: The Autobiography'' was published in October 2014, ghost written by Irish sports journalist David Walsh. Pietersen is married to Liberty X singer Jessica Taylor.〔Greenstreet, Rosanna. "(Q&A )", ''The Guardian'', 2 September 2006. Retrieved on 28 May 2007;〕 The couple married on 29 December 2007 at St Andrew's Church in Castle Combe, Wiltshire, with former England team-mate Darren Gough acting as best man.〔Baker, Andrew. "(Dancing to Gough's tune )", ''The Daily Telegraph'', 18 April 2007. Retrieved on 28 May 2007.〕 Jessica gave birth to the couple's first child, a son Dylan, on 11 May 2010. Pietersen made a dash back across the Atlantic, from where he was on tour with the England side, in Barbados, West Indies, in a bid to be present at the birth. He arrived at the hospital just in time for the birth. On the arrival of his son, Pietersen said "This really is the most amazing experience of my life."〔Mcconnell, Donna. "(Kevin Pietersen makes it back to wife Jessica Taylor's side in time for the birth of their son )", ''Mail Online'', 11 May 2010. Retrieved on 18 June 2011.〕 In November 2015 he announced that him and his wife are expecting their second child. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kevin Pietersen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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