Kevin Pietersen labelled Yuvraj Singh a "pie-chucker" after close of play on the third day of the third Test in Mohali.
Skipper scathing about left-arm spinner
Kevin Pietersen labelled Yuvraj Singh a "pie-chucker" after close of play on the third day of the third Test in Mohali.
India seized control of the match by claiming the wickets of Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff before the close.
But before those late wickets it was Pietersen's confrontation with Yuvraj which had been the main talking point, with India captain MS Dhoni turning to his left-arm spin as soon as the England captain came to the crease.
"When the ball is swinging and seaming and you've got a guy like Zaheer Khan, who is one of the best bowlers I've ever faced, not bowling at you and you've got a pie-chucker like Yuvraj Singh bowling at you I really don't mind," said Pietersen.
"When you've got Zaheer Khan bowling from one end and you get left-arm filth like that it makes you feel really good."
Yuvraj almost won the battle however, with Pietersen close to getting an inside edge onto his stumps from the first delivery and driving just wide of extra cover off the sixth ball.
War of words
The pair have waged a constant war of words throughout the series, Yuvraj performing a rabbit impression during the last Test after dismissing Pietersen.
India coach Gary Kirsten said Yuvraj's introduction was not part of their gameplan, adding: "He's got him out a couple of times, but you can get out to pie-chuckers as well. He's a very effective bowler.
"We didn't discuss anything in the changing room but that's MS for you, he'll come up with something. It was a great option to see if he could do something for an over.
"It happens like that sometimes as a batsman, you can get out a couple of times to a bowler and you don't want to face him. It was a nice bit of thinking and we went back to what we wanted to do straight afterwards."
