Kevin Pietersen opts out of Surrey to play CPL

This was Pietersen's last first-class match and it might possibly be the last of his career.

London: Maverick batsman Kevin Pietersen has opted not to play in Surrey‘s next championship fixture against Leicestershire and will be heading to the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to play a T20 Blast game against Sussex at Arundel a week later.

This was Pietersen’s last first-class match and it might possibly be the last of his career. Kevin Pietersen full of praise for Alastair Cook

Pietersen will start his second spell with St Lucia Zouks on 21 June and will sit down with Surrey for talks in late July, the Guardian has reported. Shane Watson unhappy with Kevin Pietersen’s Ashes axe

Surrey’s director of cricket, Alec Stewart said that they would be having more discussions with Pietersen once he comes back. Alastair Cook denies he issued “ultimatum” that led to Kevin Pietersen’s exile

He said he was surprised he played in this game because they had spoken about what his England opportunities were, adding that it was not the end. Kevin Pietersen vs Andrew Strauss: Amul has its say