Cricket Betting: KP Odds On To Start First India Test

3 October 2012

Kevin Pietersen is back on England's radar and bookmakers expect him to play in India

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Following his reconciliation with the ECB, William Hill are odds on (8/11) that Kevin Pietersen will start the first test against India in November, it is Even money that he does not return to the England fold by that time.

"Both Kevin Pietersen & England will be keen on drawing a line in the sand and we fully expect him to return for the first test against India next month," said Hill's cricket betting spokesman Rupert Adams.

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