Pietersen surprised by the decision to drop Brook from the ODI World Cup team, said- I cannot believe it

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen is surprised by the exclusion of Harry Brook from the ODI World Cup 2023 squad. Brook has not been named in the probables for the tournament, but could be part of the squad for the World Cup in India as a reserve player. Let us tell you that Brook has been dropped due to the return of retirement from ODIs of Ben Stokes. 

Pietersen said, "I am completely surprised that (Brook) could not make England's World Cup squad because he is a player of pure quality. I just can't believe it." First saw him at Headingley when the first season of The Hundred started and I immediately saw a superstar. I saw someone playing 360, who could hit the same balls over extra-cover or midwicket."

The former England batsman added, "Obviously it's disappointing but there's nothing I can do about it right now. You just have to move on. I'm trying not to think about it anymore. [Stokes] One of the best to have ever played cricket, so I really can't complain, can I?"

After being ruled out of the World Cup, Brook said, "I think I'm playing well at the moment and I think I can potentially add value to the team. You can always do something else." Although I have played a lot of T20 cricket, I don't know if I have performed as well in the last six months or not, so that could have an effect."

England's provisional World Cup squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey , Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.