Pietersen backs Indian team, says players are not robots

India lost their tournament-opener to Pakistan and then followed that up with a defeat to New Zealand

Test cricket means everything to Kohli, it bodes well for the format: Pietersen

The 41-year-old feels Kohli pushes himself to follow the footsteps of his heroes such as Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid

He suggests that the best team must play with the best team every week where every team plays eight to ten matches

Pietresen talks about the timing of hitting the ball and the practice it takes to smash a six

Pietersen believed playing in the IPL with other top international players would help in the development of the ODI team

Pietersen returned for the tour of India later in 2012 and went on to play 16 more Test before his retirement in 2014

In 23 Tests, the speedster picked up 106 wickets and regularly troubled the best of batsmen with his prodigious swing and pace

But the former England captain says he still differs with Pietersen on IPL which can't gain precedence over Test cricket

IPL is important not just for players and franchises, but also for the people working behind the scenes and of course fans

One guy Virat Kohli will never sledge in his life is AB de Villiers because there is just too much of respect for him