Six counties keen to bag Kevin Pietersen for 2015 season if batsman gives up IPL deal

Six counties have reportedly been keen to sign sacked England batsman Kevin Pietersen for the 2015 season, only if the batsman is ready to give up his Indian Premier League contract.

Earlier this year, Pietersen was contracted by the IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad for a price of around 205,000 pounds in January.

In order to earn a recall to the England side, Pietersen is considering a return to county cricket with Surrey being the current favourites to sign the batsman, the BBC reported.

Pietersen, who won 104 Test and 136 one-day caps for England, has been out of the national squad since his central contract was cancelled 13 months ago by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) following the team's Ashes washout by Australia.

Earlier this month, incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves had indicated that Pietersen's return to the national team was possible. He had said that Pietersen would need to secure a county deal and post some good run tallies to have any chance of returning to the national team.