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Former England batter and captain Kevin Pietersen, who is a crucial member of the Delhi Capitals' support staff in the 2025 Indian Premier League, has stepped away from the team to take a brief vacation. Pietersen was spotted traveling to the Maldives in a video that he uploaded on X on Sunday, April 6. The post was titled, 'Paradise loading in the Maldives. DND for a while' by the famous hitter, who also played for DC and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL.
Before the current 18th Indian Premier League season began, Pietersen became a mentor for the Delhi-based team. DC has won all three of their games under his leadership, and with six points, Axar Patel's team is currently ranked first in the IPL 2025 points standings. Pietersen departed the team's camp after the 2020 IPL losing finalists' 25-run victory over the Chennai Super Kings on Saturday, April 5, for a brief respite.
As per the Times of India report, the 44-year-old former cricketer will return to the camp prior to DC's first home game at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, but he will miss the team's fourth league stage match of IPL 2025 against RCB on April 10 in Bengaluru. The Delhi Capitals will meet the Mumbai Indians in Delhi on April 13, following two home games in Visakhapatnam.
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KL Rahul remind Kevin Piertersen of old tweet
In a lighthearted exchange, Delhi Capitals batsman KL Rahul brought up an old tweet from his team's coach and former England captain, Kevin Pietersen, regarding the batting technique of the India star. In an entertaining IPL interview conducted by Pietersen himself, KL Rahul reminded the batter of the England legend's tweet equating his batting to being as slow as watching paint dry on a wall after DC defeated Chennai Super Kings on April 5 to secure their third consecutive victory. With his 77 off 51, KL Rahul helped DC defeat CSK by a crucial 25 runs, but he also made sure to humorously retort Pietersen's tweet, highlighting the batter's extremely slow approach.
When it comes to his batting style, KL Rahul has changed since joining DC from the Lucknow Super Giants in the big auction. He began his knock, albeit a brief one of 15 runs, with obvious aggressive purpose after missing the team's inaugural match against his old team LSG because of parental leave. After CSK's batting squad failed horribly in their 184 chase, he returned to his best against them with a 77-run effort, which ultimately earned him the Player of the Match title.
