Pietersen hits back at Gooch for former skipper's role in 'rebellious' tour of Proteas

Kevin Pietersen has hit back at the former skipper Graham Gooch for commenting 'unfavorably' on his attempted comeback to the international cricket.

Earlier, Gooch had suggested that a successful England tour of West Indies would put an end to talks surrounding the sacked batsman's possible return to international cricket.

Replying to that, Pietersen stated on Twitter that Gooch captained a rebel tour of South Africa in 1982; got banned and then returned to the England team, claiming that he hadn't done anything as bad, the Guardian reported.

Pietersen, who won 104 Test and 136 one-day caps for England, has been out of the national squad since his central contract was cancelled 13 months ago by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) following the team's Ashes washout by Australia.

Pietersen rejoined Surrey-the English county club- in an attempt to revive his international career as incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves had indicated that Pietersen's return to the national team was possible, stating that the exiled batsman would need to secure a county deal and post some good run tallies to have any chance of returning to the national team.