Kevin Pietersen signs a 2-year for Melbourne Stars in Australia's Big Bash League

 

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has signed a two-year deal with Australia Twenty20 franchise the Melbourne Stars.

Kevin Pietersen has primarily played as a T20 specialist after being sacked by England following the fallout of their Ashes whitewash last winter.

The 34-year-old captained the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League earlier this year, has turned out for Surrey in the NatWest T20 Blast and is set to feature for St Lucia Zouks in the Caribbean Premier League, which has already started.

Signing for the Melbourne Stars, who reached the semi-finals in the last edition, will see him line up alongside compatriot Luke Wright and Glenn Maxwell.
'I'm very excited about joining the Melbourne Stars and look forward to playing with some of Australia's best T20 cricketers,' Kevin Pietersen said.

The tournament usually gets under way in December with the latest edition finishing in February, and a similar schedule this season would mean Pietersen is in Australia while the current England team play a triangular series Down Under, also featuring India, which runs from the middle to the end of next January