India, April 23 -- Former England batter Kevin Pietersen has shut down Alastair Cook's advice to Jacob Bethell to leave Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) camp to play county cricket ahead of the international season. Pietersen, who has played in the IPL and now into commentary, stated that Cook has no idea what it's like to be involved in IPL and urged Bethell to stay despite not getting a game thus far.

How many IPL matches has Jacob Bethell played?

In the IPL 2025 auction, the left-handed batter was purchased by the Royal Challengers for a sum of Rs.2.60 crore but played only two matches in the tournament overall. Although the Englishman made only 12 on debut against the Delhi Capitals, he scored a quick-fire 50 against the Chennai Su...