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Kevin Pietersen praises England spinners

Pietersen praises England spinners
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Kevin Pietersen says that Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar deserve a lot of credit for England's victory in the second Test over India.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has praised his side's spinners after their win over India in the second Test.

Pietersen picked up the man-of-the-match award as England recovered from a heavy first Test defeat in Ahmedabad to storm to a win in the second match.

The series in now level at 1-1, and Pietersen believes that England's spinners can take a huge chunk of credit for the victory.

"[Monty] Panesar and [Graeme] Swann were outstanding in the second innings and Cookie is a magnificent cricketer. What a difference a week makes."

On his problems of the past six months, Pietersen said: "Thanks to the guys in the dressing room for sorting everything out, every day you put on an England shirt is special.

"It was a brilliant team performance, and this accolade goes to the team."

The third Test begins on December 5 in Kolkata.

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