Kevin Pietersen moves to Delhi Daredevils for 2012 IPL

Kevin Pietersen was celebrating a lucrative windfall on Sunday night when he switched teams in the Indian Premier League to join Delhi Daredevils for a reported $2million.

Pietersen, who banked $1.5million when he first signed up for the Twenty20 cashfest by joining Bangalore in 2009, saw his IPL earnings plummet last year when he joined the Deccan Chargers for $650,000.
In the event he was unable to play a game in India last year because of a double hernia operation but has now increased his workload and also his bank balance during one of England’s busiest years by joining Dehli after becoming England’s most expensive IPL player.

Pietersen would only earn all the money if he played in the full six-week competition but the closing stages clash with the start of England’s Test summer in May so he will be paid on a pro-rata basis for however long England agree to release him for.
Andy Flower, the England team director, would rather his players take advantage of any opportunity to rest from the crowded international calendar but he is also realistic about the vast sums on offer for cricketers in the IPL and will not stand in Pietersen’s way.
It remains to be seen how many other England players put their names forward for this year’s IPL auction on February 4 but Stuart Broad is already committed to honoring the second year of his contract with King’s XI Punjab. Broad was also unable to play last year in India because of injury.
Pietersen announced on Twitter: 'Breaking News: I've moved from Deccan Chargers to The Delhi Daredevils.. V happy with the transfer!! Can't wait to watch Viru (Virender Sehwag) from 22yds!!'
He added: 'We got a great chance this yr in the £IPL .. Bring it on!!!'

Schedule

Group stage
18 April 2008 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
19 April 2008 Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
19 April 2008 Delhi DareDevils vs Rajasthan Royals
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
20 April 2008 Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
20 April 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
21 April 2008 Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
22 April 2008 Deccan Chargers vs Delhi DareDevils
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
23 April 2008 Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
24 April 2008 Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
25 April 2008 Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
26 April 2008 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
26 April 2008 Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
27 April 2008 Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
27 April 2008 Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi DareDevils
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
28 April 2008 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
29 April 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
30 April 2008 Delhi DareDevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
1 May 2008 Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
1 May 2008 Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
2 May 2008 Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi DareDevils
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
3 May 2008 Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
3 May 2008 Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
4 May 2008 Mumbai Indians vs Delhi DareDevils
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
4 May 2008 Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
5 May 2008 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
6 May 2008 Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
7 May 2008 Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
8 May 2008 Delhi DareDevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
8 May 2008 Kolkata Knightriders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
9 May 2008 Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
10 May 2008 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
10 May 2008 Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
11 May 2008 Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
11 May 2008 Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi DareDevils
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
12 May 2008 Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
13 May 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi DareDevils
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
14 May 2008 Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
14 May 2008 Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
15 May 2008 Delhi DareDevils vs Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
16 May 2008 Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
17 May 2008 Delhi DareDevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
17 May 2008 Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
18 May 2008 Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
18 May 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
19 May 2008 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi DareDevils
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
20 May 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
21 May 2008 Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
21 May 2008 Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
22 May 2008 Delhi DareDevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
23 May 2008 Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
24 May 2008 Delhi DareDevils vs Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
24 May 2008 Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
25 May 2008 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
25 May 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
26 May 2008 Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
27 May 2008 Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
28 May 2008 Bangalore Royal Challengers v Mumbai Indians

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

28 May 2008 Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

Semi-finals

30 May 2008 ------------vs-------------
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
31 May 2008 ------------vs -------------
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Final
1 June 2008 -----------vs--------------
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai