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IND vs ENG 3rd ODI: India's star batter Virat Kohli gave a gift of a signed team India jersey to Ex-England cricketer Kevin Pietersen, son Dylan. This heartwarming gesture made Pietersen post a picture a picture of his son donning the Indian team jersey on his official Instagram account. Pietersen was seen thanking Kohli and also emphasized that the jersey perfectly fits his son.

Pietersen did come to India as a commentator for the three-match ODI series against India, which the Rohit Sharma-led side by 3-0. In the first ODI last week, both Pietersen and Kohli were involved in a fun banter and were seen laughing the match. The star India batter didn't feature during the series opener owing to a knee injury. Shreyas Iyer replaced him and thus sealed a spot in India's playing XI by performing consistently. Kohli made a comeback to the playing XI during the second ODI in Cuttack and thus replaced Yashasvi Jaiswal, who didn't have a great debut.

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"Got home and gave @dylanpietersenphotography a gift from @virat.kohli and it goes straight on! Fits like a glove. Thanks, buddy!" Pietersen had written on his Instagram account.

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Kohli didn't have a great start to this series as he got out after scoring just five runs during the second match. But he bounced back brilliantly during the third and the last match at the Narendra Modi stadium as he scored a match-winning knock of 50 runs and was thus dismissed by Adil Rashid. His bouncing back to form was quite a huge boost for the Rohit Sharma-led side ahead of the much-awaited mega-event.

At the same time, Pietersen also lambasted England's preparation for the recently concluded series. He slammed the England players for playing golf, instead of attending training sessions and thus questioned their determination. His statements created controversy, which led to both England skipper Jos Buttler and head coach Brendon McCullum dismissing such speculations and reckoning that they had prepared well.

The 2025 Champions Trophy will start on February 19, where the Men in Blue will be riding high on confidence after winning the series, whereas England will try to work on their weaknesses to have a successful campaign.