The long poems Pauline and Paracelsus received some acclaim, but in 1840 the difficult Sordello, which was seen as wilfully obscure,
brought his poetry into Disrepute.
Pietersen's outspoken views published in his autobiography, Crossing the Boundary, in September 2006, and in an interview for the South African edition of GQ magazine,
led to unsuccessful calls for an ICC investigation regarding bringing the game into Disrepute.