Kevin Pietersen tells Jacob Bethell to ignore Sir Alastair Cook’s IPL criticism

Kevin Pietersen before day two first Ashes test match at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Picture date: Saturday June 17, 2023. - (PA Archive)

Kevin Pietersen reignited his long-running feud with Sir Alastair Cook over his former England teammate’s criticisms of Jacob Bethell being at the Indian Premier League.

Bethell has been unused by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Cook urged the youngster to return to Warwickshire to play county cricket instead of “sitting on his arse at the IPL not doing anything”.