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Kevin Pietersen (Gallo Images)
Kevin Pietersen (Gallo Images)

London - Exiled England batsman Kevin Pietersen on Friday revealed he has received offers from several prospective English county employers.

New England and Wales Cricket Board chairperson Colin Graves hinted last weekend there is still a possibility of a return to international cricket for Pietersen, who was axed from the national team last year, as long as he first commits to playing county cricket again.

Pietersen, 34, has been asked to join Leicestershire for the English domestic Twenty20 competition later this year and his advisor claims other teams have also made approaches to the South-Africa-born star this week.

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