Kevin Pietersen has been confirmed for the Lord's bicentenary match between the MCC and a Rest of the World side in July.

The 33-year-old batsman has a busy spring and summer itinerary ahead, having agreed deals with the Delhi Daredevils, Surrey and most recently the St Lucia Zouks in the Caribbean Premier League. Now he will be part of a star-studded line-up for the celebratory match at Lord's, with Brett Lee and Muttiah Muralitharan also added to the list on Friday.

The MCC will be led by the India legend Sachin Tendulkar, and the team also includes Lee, Rahul Dravid and the England assistant coach Paul Collingwood. Shane Warne will captain the Rest of the World XI, which will include his former Hampshire team-mate Pietersen and the Sri Lanka spinner Muralitharan.

Pietersen said: "I was very pleased to be asked to be involved in this game and the chance to share the Lord's pitch with some of best players in the world is one I was delighted to accept. Shane Warne is a good friend of mine and I've enjoyed playing alongside him before so I'm sure it'll be great fun to do it again. Playing at Lord's is always very special and I'm looking forward to celebrating the 200th anniversary of what is a fantastic ground."

The MCC was founded in 1787 at the first of three grounds created by Thomas Lord, on what is now Dorset Square, between Marylebone and Baker Street stations. The first ground was abandoned in 1810 in a dispute over rent, and its replacement, just south of the current ground, was then compulsorily purchased for the construction of Regent's Canal. The current ground opened in 1814.