Kevin Pietersen has been in such commanding form for Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League in recent weeks that it has been tempting to see some connection between his return for a rare County Championship appearance before next week's first Test against West Indies, and the receding of the floods that allowed Surrey's fixture against Worcestershire to go ahead at New Road.

But even Pietersen will be powerless when the collection of former players who steer on-field policy for the International Cricket Council meet in Dubai this month to consider the switch-hit in which he specialises.

The ICC's cricket committee, which includes such luminaries as the former Australia captain Mark Taylor and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, will be forced to tackle the recent controversies surrounding the Decision Review System, and are widely expected to recommend shifting the balance slightly back in favour of the batsmen.

But Pietersen's unorthodox batting style has also sneaked on to their agenda, after it returned as a live issue during England's Test series in Sri Lanka.

Pietersen, who first unveiled the shot – whereby he switches his stance and grip to hit as a left-handed batsman – during a one-day international against New Zealand in Durham in 2008, was warned by the umpires for time-wasting when Sri Lanka's former captain Tillakaratne Dilshan pulled out of bowling to him on several occasions.

The committee is expected to recommend a different approach, whereby the bowler will be given a couple of minor advantages – the right to an lbw decision wherever a ball pitches and a relaxation of the usual tight one-day rulings over leg‑side wides.

None of that would seem likely to stop Pietersen playing the shot at the right moment, although it may be a while before he has the chance to do so at New Road where Surrey are in the field after Worcestershire won the toss and opted to bat.