SHARJAH, (United Arab Emirates): Kevin Pietersen said he now gets on “really well” with Andrew Strauss as he wished the wife of his fellow former England captain a full recovery from cancer.

Strauss had a chequered relationship with star batsman Pietersen after taking over the England captaincy from him and as an administrator effectively ended Pietersen’s international career in 2015.

But Pietersen insisted all the “nonsense” between the two was a thing of the past after making a man-of-the-match 48 for the Quetta Gladiators as they beat Islamabad United in a Pakistan Super League match in Sharjah on Wednesday.

“I actually get on really well with Straussy and I’ve had some real good conversations with Straussy because he’s going through some real personal hardships at the moment,” Pietersen told reporters.

“And I’m being serious when I say that cricket is insignificant when Andrew Strauss is feeling what he’s feeling, with his wife and cancer, so you put all the nonsense to one side.”

It was announced in December that Strauss’s wife, Ruth, had been diagnosed with cancer.

“I’ve actually spoken to him quite a few times in the last couple of months,” said Pietersen.—AFP