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Kevin Pietersen says ‘NO’ to IPL

By admin ⋅ February 29, 2008 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Post a comment

Star England batsman Kevin Pietersen has ruled out playing in the multi-million pound Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition. Pietersen said he had been approached by the IPL but that no amount of money would tempt him away from England.

“There’s no way in this world I’d turn my back on England,” he insisted. “I know there is interest and, yes, there have been offers, etc etc, but it’s not something I’m particularly interested in.”

“There’s no way in this world I’d turn my back on England,” he insisted. I know there is interest and, yes, there have been offers, etc etc, but it’s not something I’m particularly interested in.”

“I love playing for England, I love playing for the spectators. England has given me a fantastic opportunity to a fantastic life at the moment. So I’m fully committed 100% to playing for England, to winning games for England, to scoring thousands more runs for England.

“I love playing for England and there will be nothing that will lure me away from England just yet.

“I’m really enjoying what I’m doing. It’s a great challenge, challenging myself against the best players in the world in Test and one-day cricket.”

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