Kevin Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980) is a former English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who played test cricket for England between 2005 and 2014. He also played for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League until the end of BBL|07 (seventh season), the Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League as well as the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in the CSA T20 Challenge. He had also been signed by the Rising Pune Supergiants for the 2016 season of the Indian Premier League.

Kevin Pietersen
MBE

Pietersen in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Peter Pietersen
Born	(1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 38) Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Nickname	KP, Kelves, Kapes, Kev, Big Daddy
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	England (2004–2014)
Test debut (cap 626)	21 July 2005 v Australia
Last Test	3 January 2014 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 185)	28 November 2004 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	16 September 2013 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	24
T20I debut (cap 7)	13 June 2005 v Australia
Last T20I	27 June 2013 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.	24
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1997–1998	Natal B (squad no. 24)
1998–1999	KwaZulu Natal B (squad no. 24)
1999–2000; 2010	KwaZulu Natal (squad no. 24)
2001–2004	Nottinghamshire (squad no. 24)
2004	Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (squad no. 24)
2005–2010	Hampshire (squad no. 24)
2009–2010	Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 24)
2010–2015; 2017	Surrey (squad no. 24)
2011	Deccan Chargers (squad no. 24)
2012–2014	Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 24)
2014–2015	St Lucia Stars (squad no. 24)
2014–2018	Melbourne Stars (squad no. 24)
2015	Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 24)
2015–2016	Sunfoil Dolphins (squad no. 24)
2016–2018	Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 24)
2016	Rising Pune Supergiants (squad no. 24)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I LA Matches 104 136 37 253 Runs scored 8,181 4,440 1,176 8,112 Batting average 47.28 40.73 37.93 40.76 100s/50s 23/35 9/25 0/7 15/46 Top score 227 130 79 147 Balls bowled 1,311 400 30 2,390 Wickets 10 7 1 41 Bowling average 88.60 52.86 53.00 51.75 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 3/52 2/22 1/27 3/14 Catches/stumpings 62/– 40/– 14/– 85/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 October 2017

Pietersen was born to an Afrikaner father and English mother in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa. He made his first-class debut for Natal in 1997 before moving to England in 2000, after voicing his displeasure at the racial quota system in South African cricket. Being of English ancestry, Pietersen was eligible for the England team so long as he first served a four-year qualifying period in English county cricket. He was called up by England almost immediately after he completed four years with Nottinghamshire. He made his international debut in the One Day International (ODI) match against Zimbabwe in 2004 and his Test match debut in the 2005 Ashes series against Australia. Pietersen left Nottinghamshire for Hampshire in 2005, but the England team's subsequent reliance on him resulted in Pietersen making only a single first-class appearance for his new county between 2005 and 2010. In June 2010, Pietersen announced his wish to leave Hampshire; he joined Surrey on loan for the remainder of the season, then moved permanently in 2011.

Pietersen was captain of the England Test and ODI teams from 4 August 2008 to 7 January 2009, but resigned after just three Tests and nine ODIs following a dispute with the England coach Peter Moores, who was sacked the same day. Pietersen's relationship with the ECB never fully recovered. This came to a head in 2012 when, after a disagreement over his schedule, Pietersen