Kevin Pietersen banters with Ravi "tracer bullet" Shastri on Twitter

Kevin Pietersen opted out of the IPL this year and has in-turn settled quite well in his new role as a commentator. The explosive batsman has been quite impressive with the words too and seems to have grown fond of his co-commentator Ravi Shastri which is evident from the laughs that the two share while commentating. 

Ravi Shastri famous 'tracer bullet' phrase is one of the popular ones on social media. The former Indian cricketer has made the phrase his own and started a new trend called the "Tracer Bullet challenge" where people attempt to use the phrase in a sentence. There have been a number of commentators who have taken up the challenge and have tried to imitate Ravi Shastri but no one has been as good as KP. 

The official IPL twitter handle posted a video of KP taking the tracer bullet challenge and tagged Ravi Shastri in the tweet.

The former Indian batsman was impressed with Pietersen's effort and called the Englishman an "absolutely natural" in his role. 

KP seemed obsessed with the phrase and later tweeted Shastri asking him if he had reached Mumbai after the match in Pune. He further stated in his tweet that his driver drove the car like a 'tracer bullet'. 

In a hilarious reply, Shastri tweeted that he had to slow down as KP's vehicle had left a "trail of smoke" due to the tracer bullet speed.