Former England batsman Pietersen calls time on playing career


Cricket - Glamorgan v Surrey - LV= County Championship Division Two - SWALEC Stadium - 22/4/15 Surrey's Kevin Pietersen in action Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic

(Reuters) - Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen brought the curtain down on his playing career on Saturday in a series of messages on social media after deciding not to travel with Quetta Gladiators to Lahore for their Pakistan Super League (PSL) playoff.

Pietersen, 37, who briefly captained England in 2008-09, spent the latter part of his career playing for a number of club teams across the world after controversially being told in 2014 that he was no longer in the national side's plans.

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