London: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen struggled to get along with coaches of his own team most of his playing career and his quest for a "genuine guru" ended in faraway India where, he says, former captain Rahul Dravid made a lasting impact on his technique.


Rahul Dravid 

In his autobiography 'KP', Pietersen refers to an e-mail the Indian batting legend wrote to him about playing spinners. "Rahul was a great and heroic Indian batsman in his day.