England players were jealous of Kevin Pietersen’s massive IPL contract, says Michael Vaughan

Former captain Michael Vaughan has claimed that many England players were jealous of their then-teammate Kevin Pietersen after the maverick batsman landed a “massive contract” in the Indian Premier League.

In 2009, Pietersen, now retired, became one of the highest-paid IPL players when Royal Challengers Bangalore bought him for a whopping Rs 9.8 crore. But with the money came the jealousy of the team, according to Vaughan.

“I think there was a lot of jealousy. And the players will completely deny it now but I think there was at the time when Kevin was on a massive contract,” Vaughan told ‘Fox Sports’.