Date of Birth: - June 27th, 1980
Place: - Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Occupation: - Cricketer
Highest Score: - 116
Kevin Peter Pietersen is a right-handed batsman who was born in South Africa but plays for the England Cricket Team. Other than batting he is also a part-time off-spinner bowler who plays for England and Surrey.
In the first he had also played for Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bangalore for its second and third seasons, captaining the side, and prior to being bought by the Deccan Chargers for the fourth season of the competition.
On August 2008 he was selected as a captain of the England Test and One Day International teams but resigned after just three tests and nine One Day Internationals, following a dispute with England coach Peter Moores, who was sacked the same day.
