London, July 17 -- Few players have been as synonymous with a shot in cricket as Kevin Pietersen has been to the switch hit.
The ICC Hall of Famer and the former England international made the art of the unconventional look routine with his seamless execution.
Speaking after being inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, Pietersen shared that it was his mother's ruthless serves during their squash games that inspired his iconic shot.
"That was purely based on me being a squash player as a kid, having a very, very tough upbringing," he said.
"Mum and dad did not want us to win. We played squash. They were Premier League squash players in KwaZulu-Natal, in Pietermaritzburg and in Durban, and we used to play a lot ofsquash. And I got that sort ...