Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has pulled out of the 2017 season of the Indian Premier League. The batsman, citing a busy winter as the reason, said he will not be entering the IPL auction scheduled for later this month.


"I won't be going into the IPL auction," Pietersen announced on Twitter. "My winter has been too busy with all my travel & I don't want to spend April/May away too!"

Pietersen, 36, played for Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016 but was sidelined with a calf injury, missing a major part of the tournament as a result.