Kevin Pietersen's sleep-batting becomes internet's most viral meme

Kevin Pietersen meme (Pic/ Kevin Pietersen Instagram)

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen is known to be a funny man with the 'Gift of the Gab'. He does not shy away from pulling people's legs with some fun banter.

Kevin Pietersen is also known to be a happy-go-lucky guy who can take a joke on himself too.

In a recent post on his Instagram account, Kevin Pietersen posted a picture of himself from his playing days, where apparently, he is sleeping while batting.

Kevin Pietersen captioned the picture as, "This will grab all the headlines from yesterday. I didn't mean too, but it will! Everyone will talk about it - Story Of My Career! cc @piersmorgan @michaelvaughan @chrisgayle333"

Expectedly, the picture went viral on the internet and became the favourite meme of the hour. Here are some of the best ones:

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