Revealed: Here's Why Kevin Pietersen Decided To Leave IPL 2020 Commentary Panel With Immediate Effect!

Thursday's match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore was his last match as a commentator this season.

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Cricketer-turned-commentator Kevin Pietersen has left the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 commentary panel with immediate effect. The former England captain took to social media to confirmed this through a tweet. Pietersen was part of the IPL 2020 commentary panel for the first half, but one of the most enthusiastic commentators on the IPL 2020 commentary panel had to return to London. Here's Why! "I left the IPL as it's half term for my kids and I want to be at home with them. It's been a strange year, so now they're off school, I want to be with them all day, everyday," Pietersen, who has two kids with his singer wife Jessica Taylor, tweeted.

I left the IPL as it’s half term for my kids and I want to be at home with them. It’s been a strange year, so now they’re off school, I want to be with them all day, everyday. 🙏🏽

— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) October 16, 2020

Thursday's match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore was his last match as a commentator this season. The Indian Premier League commentary panel includes several big names. While all the matches of the tournament are being played behind closed doors, the commentators for the official broadcasters are giving their best to make all the games very interesting for the fans. World Feed Commentary Panel - Harsha Bhogle, Simon Doll, Ian Bishop, Michael Slater, Danny Morrison, Deep Dasgupta, Rohan Gavaskar, Daren Ganga, Murali Karthi, Sunil Gavaskar and others. Hindi Commentary Panel - Akash Chopra, Irfan Pathan, Gautam Gambhir, Ashish Nehra, Nikhil Chopra, Sandeep Patil, Sanjay Bangar, Ajit Agarkar, Kiran More.