Kevin Pietersen to play BBL – Cricket News Update
English batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806, has expressed his desire to play in Australia’s Big-Bash League, with Mike McKenna, project manager of BBL confirming that a number of teams are interested to hire the premier batsman.
Currently three sides are in the bid to hire the all important English batsmen, including Melbourne Renegades and the Sydney franchises, the Sixers and the Thunder.
"We're aware that he is interested and we're aware that a couple of teams at least are talking to him, and we're very hopeful that he will sign with a team and play after Christmas.” Mike McKenna, Cricket Australia’s commercial general manager and the project
manager of BBL stated.
McKenna added that if the Englishmen decided to come, he will be hired in an ambassadorial role, and consequently will be receiving more that the defined salary cap. The 32-year-old had been the Player of the Tournament for England’s victorious Caribbean
T20 World Cup where they defeated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in the final to lift the cup. He further averages 34.76 in 80 T20 games (domestic and club level) with one century and 12 half-centuries.
Major domestic teams that the English batter has represented are Deccan Chargers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851.
"He is definitely one of the top three or four global cricket stars at the moment. He's an explosive batsman, can bowl, and he would bring a charisma to the Big Bash League that would excite us and excite the fans,” McKenna added.
Denying any claims of playing in the BBL, the ace batter stated that he needed time off from ECB’s hectic cricketing to be with his family after retiring from limited-overs cricket last month. His decision however, now means that he will be available to
play Down Under during the second edition of the lucrative T20 event.
He also expressed his desire to feature in IPL with full-time commitment however, the current policy of ECB states that all English Players are allowed to play for three weeks in the IPL. The tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 is scheduled for next year in May, coinciding
during the sixth edition of the IPL, which runs from April 3 to May 26, 2013.
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