Michael Vaughan names five England players who were jealous when Kevin Pietersen landed a great IPL contract – CricketTimes.com

The 2009 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) saw the tournament transcend barriers across the UK with large two-player purchases at auctions.

Both Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen received lucrative contracts. Pietersen secured a $ 1.55 million contract for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) while Flintoff’s services were acquired by Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has spilled beans regarding jealousy within the Three Lions brigade over Pietersen’s contract.

“I think there was a lot of jealousy. And players will deny it entirely now, but I think it was at the time that Kevin had a massive contract, “Vaughan told Fox Sports.

Furthermore, Vaughan revealed about the groups within the team with “whispers” and “rumors” floating. “There were all kinds of whispers and rumors of cliques on the team. There was a small band of a few; Graeme Swann, Tim Bresnan, (James) Anderson, (Stuart) Broad and Matt Prior. The whispers were that they were on one side and Kevin was standing alone on the other side, “continued the former England captain.

It was only under the leadership of Andrew Strauss that large numbers of English internationals began to participate in the IPL. Previously, the Cricket Board of England (ECB) hesitated to provide Certificates of No Objection (NOC) to its players, to participate in a national league from another country.

“It was none other than Kev at the time wanted to go to the IPL. This is how it all started to explode and that’s when those factions came into play,” Vaughan continued.

Pietersen, on the other hand, did not have a cordial relationship with several players on the team. With its infamous ‘Text Message Gate’ with the South African team, the definitive nail in PietersenWas’s international career was affected. He never again represented England and retired from international cricket in 2018.

“I was saying to the team that I wanted to play because it would promote the development of the one-day team and all the one-day players would have the opportunity to play there and improve their game.” They felt that he only wanted to go for the money. He had a great contract, while many of the other players didn’t even smell them. It was a lot Kevin against the team in terms of that, “Vaughan concluded.