Network Ten has confirmed controversial cricketer Kevin Pietersen will join Ricky Ponting AO, Adam Gilchrist AM, Damien Fleming and Mark Waugh AM in the commentary box for the 2014-15 KFC T20 Big Bash League.
Pietersen’s association with TEN follows his dumping from the English Test side after a falling out with his fellow players. This summer as well as commentating, he will joining the Melbourne Stars to play in the 2014-15 Big Bash League season.
Pietersons appointment means its unlikely Sir Viv Richards will be apart of Ten coverage this summer.
In addition to Pietersen providing expert commentary for some of the season’s major matches, he will also wear a microphone on the field during play and don a helmet camera while batting, allowing cricket fans unprecedented coverage of the matches.
Commenting on his new association with Network Ten, Kevin Pietersen said:
“I am excited to be heading to Australia for the summer and to be working with Network Ten during the 2014-15 KFC T20 Big Bash League.
“I am looking forward to the season ahead with the Melbourne Stars and also giving it a crack in the commentary box with Aussie greats Ponting, Gilchrist, Fleming and Waugh.
“The Big Bash atmosphere is good fun and great viewing for cricket fans. I am looking forward to having some fun on and off the field,”
Network Ten Head of Sport, David Barham, said:
“The inclusion of Kevin Pietersen in TEN’s commentary team ensures that our coverage of the KFC T20 Big Bash League remains a first-class television experience for viewers.
“The inclusion of a microphone and helmet camera, which will be utilised by Pietersen during the matches, adds yet another dimension to TEN’s coverage and allows all the action to be captured firsthand.”
The 2014-15 KFC T20 Big Bash League will be broadcast live and exclusively on TEN from December 2014.
