Yuvraj Singh didn't deserve this unwarranted criticism: Kevin Pietersen

New Delhi Once labelled a piechucker by Kevin Pietersen beleaguered Yuvraj Singh has found support from the maverick batsman who says the India lefthander is at the receiving end of unwarranted criticism following his scratchy knock in the World T20 finalYuvrajs 21ball 11 sucked the momentum out of Indias innings on Sunday and some unruly fans pelted stones at the allrounders residence in Chandigarh India lost the title clash to Sri Lanka by six wicketsKevin Pietersen Pic AFPStanding behind Yuvraj who is now a friend Pietersen said I havent read the newspapers here but what I have seen on twitter is that he has got a bit of stick I think that it was unwarranted and he did not deserve this Former India players such as Kris Srikkanth and Ravi Shastri had critical of Yuvrajs batting prompting Pietersen to say that its very easy to say things when one is not an active international cricketerYou cant always be good Its very easy to say things when you stop playing I see a lot of players talking who dont even play international cricket and wished they were playing have a lot of things to say Because criticising is the easiest thing to do he told PTI during an exclusive interactionSet to lead Delhi Daredevils in the upcoming seventh edition of Indian Premier league Pietersen is happy that he will have to face a selection dilemma when it comes to having his pick between Million Dollar Man Dinesh Karthik and the new South African sensation Quinton de Kock when they kickstart their campaignWhile De Kock has made grand entry into international cricket Karthiks Rs 125 crore bidding makes him slightly favourite to get the nodOf course it is good to have selection dilemmas as it is quite a good thing to have I kind of enjoy having selection dilemmas You have got to hate the fact that you can only choose from only 11 playersYou should be wanting that your squad of 16 is ready to have a go Yes it will be a difficult pick for the first match but we would certainly settle down with time he said Life without international cricket is not something that Pietersen would have ideally imagined but then he has been a nonconformist in many waysPietersen loves to be a realist and thats the reason he is not feeling stressed ahead of IPL I dont see any pressure In fact I enjoy pressure As an individual all you can do is to give your best In the next six weeks I will give my everything to Delhi Daredevils I am a firm believer in what will be will be So people cant demand things People can be happy if things happen and be disappointed when things dont happen I am a realist in every sense Pietersen said matteroffactlyThe batsman is upbeat about his teams chances as he believed that the team has got good depth We do have a lot of expectations as we have picked up a player that can do real good things The strength is good as we have quality Indian players and experienced overseas players In Gary Kirsten we have a great coach I think we have the ability to go all the way Having said that I can tell you that there are no guarantees as such he saidTalking about DD coach Gary Kirsten K P said that both are on the same page regarding teams common goal I think my interactions with Gary has been very very good We kind of sing from similar hymn sheet Gary is a very relaxed man and a great man manager I just cant wait to start working with himWhen Pietersen speaks the reassuring tone makes even worrying factors look like non issues Delhis spin bowling is an issue but Pietersen brushed it aside We have legspinner Rahul Sharma apart from Shahbaz Nadeem Hes played for India and he will be goodHe also feels that there is no big deal about adaptability as some of the younger Indian players will be playing in UAE for the first time If you talk about me I have done that for 10 years of international cricket playing in different countries in different conditions As far as the younger players are concerned it will be a good experience for them