India, April 23 -- Kevin Pietersen was not pleased by the comments made by Alastair Cook earlier this week, heading to his Twitter account to defend up and coming England star Jacob Bethell, and arguing for his case to stay on with Royal Challengers Bengaluru over the course of the IPL, even if it comes at the expense of playing time during the fresh County Championship back home in England.

Bethell, despite an impressive T20 World Cup, hasn't been able to crack the RCB squad behind Tim David and Romario Shepherd, plus the Indian core of Padikkal and Rajat Patidar, both of whom are keeping him our.

Cook had seen Bethell's situation and claimed the left-hander would be better off playing red ball cricket for Warwickshire back in England....