Alastair Cook will play his last Test match against India at Oval starting on Friday.
England's Alastair Cook. (Photo: AFP)
Former England skipper Alastair Cook revealed that his biggest regret as a player was the Kevin Pieterson sacking saga saying it could have been dealt with a better perspective.
Talking to the media for the first time after announcing his retirement from international cricket, Alastair Cook said, “Decisions in hindsight are so easy,” adding, “Clearly the KP affair was a tough year, there’s absolutely no doubt about that. The fallout of that wasn’t great for English cricket and wasn’t great for me. I was involved in that decision without being the bloke that actually made the final decision.”
Alastair Cook further said, “I think it could have been handled differently. I think the moment Andrew Strauss came on board and said that he personally made the decision, for me that was the best thing that could have happened. I do have regret over it because it wasn’t great for English cricket.”
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Alastair Cook will play his last Test match against India at Oval starting on Friday. Speaking about his retirement, Cook said, he had become the best he could have.
“I can look back and say, I became the best I could become, that actually means quite a lot to me,” he said. “I have never been the most talented cricketer, I don’t pretend I was, but I definitely think I got everything out of my ability. “Everyone was talking as if I’d died. It’s nice when you hear so many nice words said about you. The last couple of days I have been back at home but I had a look last night. Hopefully this week can go well, score some runs and then I can go”, Cook signed off.
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