Kevin Pietersen re-signs for Surrey prior to the NatWest T20 Blast

There have been a lot of rumours about Englishman Kevin Pietersen’s return to Surrey, following his withdrawal from the Caribbean Premier League. The right-handed batsman was expected to feature in the St. Lucia Star’s jersey in this year’s Caribbean Premier League which kicks off from August 1 and continues till September 9th.

It was believed that the 36-year-old wanted to make himself available for the NatWest T20 Blast instead of the CPL. Pietersen, with the help of social media cleared all doubts regarding his participation in the T20 Blast today. The former English batsman posted a video on his Facebook page where he made the grand announcement of resigning with Surrey.

Kevin Pietersen looked happier than ever as he strolled on a golf course in the video while making his statement. He also expressed his feelings about playing in England, and at the Oval, which according to him something that he has always enjoyed.

The scorer of over 8000 runs in Test cricket, Pietersen said “I have some breaking news today, and I have signed back for Surrey. I am so so happy”

“Back with Surrey, back playing in England. I love playing in England, I love playing at the Oval. I have always loved the dressing room at the Oval.” The retired international cricketer added.

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He highlighted the fact that he will get to stay at his home throughout the summer as the major reason to sign back for Surrey and playing the T20 Blast. The big guy quoted “The best thing about it, one of the great things is I will be at home all summer, had an incredibly bad winter for travel. One of the big reasons for doing it was for being at home for summer”.

Kevin Pietersen has been into a lot of T20 action lately as he also took part in the Pakistan Super League that ended on Sunday. It will be interesting for all cricket fans to see a stylish batsman like Pietersen to grace the pitch in the NatWest T20 Blast.