Mid-Day

Renegades boss Stuart Coventry said he hoped to arrange a meeting with Pietersen, who is working as a television commentator at the World T20. “I’d like to (meet Pietersen) but I think I would want to get an indication first about his availability before talking further,” Coventry told The Sydney Morning Herald.

Kevin Pietersen

“If we can grab someone who stands up at the World Twenty20 that is our first priority, but now that Pietersen is back in the mix, there’s no doubt we and the Sydney Sixers have been having some dialogue with his management. If he is available we’d love to grab him.”

Pietersen has been in exile since sending text messages to South Africa players that contained derogatory references to then England captain Andrew Strauss during the recent Test series.