London, July 23 : England batsman Kevin Pietersen’s third double century put his team in command of the Lord’s Test against India, but he admitted that he had never worked harder to reach three figures.
Pietersen’s superb 202 not out led England to 474 for eight on the second day on Friday.
The 31-year-old, who had not scored a century in England for almost three years before he posted his fifth Lord’s ton, and his 18th in Tests, felt conditions made him fight more than he ever has before.
“That was fantastic and something to be really proud of. It was quite nice from 150 to 200, but to get there was a mission,” the Sun quoted Pietersen, as saying.
“It’s right up there with my best. I’ve never worked harder to reach three figures in those swinging conditions - it was real graft. There were some pretty complimentary things said to me in the dressing room afterwards,” he added. (ANI)
Madrid, May 21 : Jose Mourinho's three-year term as coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid will end June 30.
St. Petersburg, May 21 : The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg's $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may not open until 2017, a decade after construction work began, the head 
New Delhi, May 22 : Blistering unbeaten knocks by David Hussey and
New Delhi, May 21 : While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players. 
Mumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine. 
Dijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.