IPL: Kevin Pietersen dropped by Delhi Daredevils
Tuesday 16 December 2014 12:19, UK
Kevin Pietersen has been left without an Indian Premier League side – and an estimated £880,000 contract – after being dropped by Delhi Daredevils.
The Daredevils finished bottom of the IPL standings for the second straight year in 2014, and Delhi have decided to undergo a major overhaul of their squad.
Delhi chief executive Hemant Dua said: “We have submitted our list of releases to the IPL governing council and I can confirm that we have released Kevin Pietersen, Dinesh Karthik and Murali Vijay among the marquee players. We have only retained 11 players from the last season of IPL.
“We are looking at rebuilding our squad. He (Pietersen) has not played any cricket really this year. He was bought for £880,000. That frees up a lot of money.
"Karthik was an expensive buy. It was the decision of the Daredevils management. The rationale behind releasing some of the marquee players is going into the auction with a bigger purse and also look from the perspective of being cost effective."
Delhi also released New Zealand duo Ross Taylor and Jimmy Neesham, plus South Africa fast bowler Wayne Parnell.
Yuvraj Singh, the most expensive player in last year's IPL, was released by Bangalore Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians have let India fast bowler go.
Pietersen is currently in Australia playing for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash.
