London — Kevin Pietersen’s relationship with SA is set to become more complicated and the inaugural Global T20 League could be the stage for that drama. In 2000, Pietermaritzburg-born and educated Pietersen left for England in a huff‚ blaming SA’s transformation policies. The rest is history: 104 Tests for England in which he scored 8,181 runs at 47.28 with 23 centuries and became one of the dominant — and divisive — players of his era. It will forever be a blot on South African cricket that Pietersen’s potential as a batsman was not spotted before he left as nothing more notable than a mediocre off-spinner. But could space have been found in SA’s team for him and his dressing room-sized ego? Now a week away from his 37th birthday‚ Pietersen last played a Test in January 2014. It was also his last game for England‚ a fact that has been blamed on his self-centred personality. Since Pietersen last pulled an England shirt over his head, he has become a key figure in the travelling circ...
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