KP still clueless over reason behind his sacking by ECB

Ousted England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that he had yet to find out the reason behind his sacking by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as the officials chose to stay mum after a flood of publicity for his controversial autobiography.

ECB had sensationally cut loose Pietersen's decade-long international career, during which time the South Africa-born batsman became England's all-time leading run-scorer, following the team's 5-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia.

The past few days have seen Pietersen berate former England coach Andy Flower and accuse a clique of senior bowlers, as well as wicketkeeper Matt Prior, of creating a bullying culture in the field, Sport24 reported.

Pietersen insisted that the days of accusation and counter-claim could all have been avoided had he been told why his services were being dispensed with by England.

The former England batsman said that he was angry with the ECB when he got sacked, adding that he wouldn't be sitting here now if the board had given him the reason for his sacking.

But, Pietersen said that they are here, and it's such a controversial topic because nobody knows why, adding that he does not know why.

He added that talks with the ECB in February could have avoided this week's fall-out. He said that that would have been the sensible thing to do, absolutely and it could have been done in February if things were managed properly.

Pietersen said that he would have sat down and would have gone through it, because he does not want this.