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Kevin Pietersen (Gallo)
Kevin Pietersen (Gallo)

London - England batsman Kevin Pietersen could push his bid for an international recall by missing the Indian Premier League in favour of playing English county cricket.

The 34-year-old, who won 104 test and 136 one-day caps, has not played international cricket for 14 months after being sacked following England's 5-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia.

Pietersen has signed for IPL side Hyderabad but incoming England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves suggested this month that he could be recalled to the England set-up if he "scores a lot of runs" for a county.

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