Pietersen said, “I am dumbfounded that it hasn’t happened before now. You can have two London franchises, a Manchester franchise, a Birmingham franchise. You can get bigger crowds, all of the best players together in the middle of summer and you can get massive global coverage.
The 34-year-old also expressed his reservations about the extended gap between two matches in English T20 competition, which according to him is difficult to adjust to.
The South African-born said: “I have found it quite difficult because playing once a week is hard work. I find tournaments like the CPL, the Big Bash and IPL – which play a lot – much easier because there is much more time in the environment. “
“You spend 24/7 with the players. In England, playing once a week, it’s much harder because playing once a week means you are training once a week. If you are going to attack from ball one you need to have that rhythm to do it. Some days I have felt fantastic, I’ve felt really good. On other days I felt like I couldn’t get going.”
Pietersen now plies his trade by playing T20 cricket in different leagues around the world after being axed from the national team for allegedly being a disruptive force within the team.
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