Kevin Pietersen said Wednesday he has not ruled out resurrecting his international career with his native South Africa even though he’ll be pushing 40 when he requalifies.
The 37-year-old batsman will become eligible to play for the Proteas in 2019 having not been selected
for England after being sacked in the aftermath of the 2013-14 Ashes defeat in Australia.
“You are talking about in two years’ time. Would I? Who knows? We’ll have to wait and see where I am,”
said Pietersen after smashing a thrilling half-century to lead Surrey to a 10-run win over Essex in
front of almost 24,000 fans at the Oval in the Twenty20 Blast in an explosive return to English cricket.
“I’m going to be playing a lot of cricket in South Africa over the next two years, so we’ll see. “I love batting: I will bat for as long as I love the art of batting. I do at the moment, but I’m an old man now, I’ve just hurt my calf, I didn’t field.
“Who knows where I’ll be in two years’ time? If I enjoy batting, we’ll see where I get to. I’m in a very happy place.”
Pietersen hit four sixes in an over on his way to 52 off 35 balls in a Surrey total of 150 for nine on Wednesday.
