Pietersen has accepted taking over the captaincy of the Bangalore Royal Challengers.
"I have spoken to Kevin. He has accepted the captaincy. So there is no question of Kevin not coming to play in the IPL. Otherwise, he would not have accepted the captaincy," Mallya said.
"We have a balanced team now and want to be a championship contender this time," he added.Dravid, who was sarcastically referred to as Test player in the slam-bang version of the game last year, will not play for the entire tournament as his wife is expecting their child.
The team will be led by Pietersen for the first phase of the second edition of IPL .
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
watch England vs West Indies 2nd ODI live
A further meeting is planned for Tuesday and, if the dispute is not resolved, the remaining three matches in the one-day series - in Barbados on March 27 and 29 and St Lucia on April 3 - could be under threat.
"I want to make clear that what happened with the tape is nothing to do with Digicel," explained West Indies captain Chris Gayle. "The players have no argument with Digicel but we wanted to send a statement.
"We support them (the players) in whatever stance they take. The union represent us so we have to stand by them."
Asked if the West Indies players could also take strike action, which could potentially disrupt the final three matches of the series, Gayle would only reply:
"I want to make clear that what happened with the tape is nothing to do with Digicel," explained West Indies captain Chris Gayle. "The players have no argument with Digicel but we wanted to send a statement.
"We support them (the players) in whatever stance they take. The union represent us so we have to stand by them."
Asked if the West Indies players could also take strike action, which could potentially disrupt the final three matches of the series, Gayle would only reply:
watch England vs West Indies 2nd ODI live score
That solidarity was displayed earlier in the day with the West Indies team taking the field with tape on their left arm hiding the symbol of team sponsors' Digicel as a protest against the West Indies Cricket Board over payments they players claim they are owed for previous series.
Domestic players went on strike as part of the dispute today and further talks are planned before a proposed meeting between the two parties next Tuesday.
"I want to make clear that what happened with the tape is nothing to do with Digicel," said Gayle. "The players have no argument with Digicel, but we wanted to send a statement.
"We support them (the players) in whatever stance they take.
Domestic players went on strike as part of the dispute today and further talks are planned before a proposed meeting between the two parties next Tuesday.
"I want to make clear that what happened with the tape is nothing to do with Digicel," said Gayle. "The players have no argument with Digicel, but we wanted to send a statement.
"We support them (the players) in whatever stance they take.
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