India, Feb. 5 -- Kevin Pietersen has asked the critics to show some respect towards Team India batting stalwarts - Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, as they have been criticised for the past couple of months. The batting maestros endured a tough red-ball season where they failed to make much impact with the bat in the New Zealand Tests and Border-Gavakaskar Trophy in Australia. The talks about their retirement also started brewing, but the duo hasn't announced such a decision and will be seen back in action in the three-match ODI series against England, followed by the ICC Champions Trophy.

Pietersen called the criticism and retirement talk unfair and said that the two players who had such illustrious careers deserve more respect.

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