Kevin Pietersen will not be mentor of Delhi Capitals: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has announced his separation from Delhi Capitals.

New Delhi: Before the Indian Premier League 2026, Delhi Capitals mentor Kevin Pietersen has announced his separation from the team. Pietersen told on his X handle that he will not become the mentor of Delhi Capitals in the upcoming season of IPL. Pietersen said that he does not have the time required for this work, so he will return to the role of commentator and broadcaster.

Kevin Pietersen said in his post, “I cannot become the mentor of Delhi Capitals in this IPL season. I cannot give the required time to this work. Best wishes to all the players for this season! But I will definitely meet you in the commentary box! IPL is the best league in the world and I am looking forward to meeting you all soon!”

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I cannot be a mentor for Delhi Capitals in this season of IPL.

I can’t commit the time that the work requires.

Best wishes to all the players this season! ❤️

I’ll see you back in the comm box though! IPL is the best league in the world…

Pietersen had gone on holiday in the middle of the season

Let us tell you that Delhi Capitals is now in the second year of the two-year cycle under the ownership of GMR Group. GMR Group and JSW Group are co-owners of the team and change control of the team every two years. Last season, GMR Group included Pietersen in the team. The team captained by Akshar Patel had finished fifth in the points table last year, although their good start faded later.

Pietersen became the mentor of Delhi Capitals last year. Last year, Pietersen came into limelight when he went on a holiday to Maldives with his family in the middle of the season. He left after the win against Chennai Super Kings on 6 April and missed the team’s next match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. There was a lot of criticism on social media on his leave. There was also light banter among the players, in which KL Rahul made fun of their ‘mentor duty’ during the practice session.