Kevin Pietersen wants to stay involved with the Melbourne Stars in the BBL after he retires.
One of England's greatest batsmen said on Saturday night that he would end his playing career later this year.
He will honour playing commitments in Pakistan and South Africa, but was adamant this would be his last BBL season.
"This franchise (has) been so good for me at the end of my career," he said.
"I've loved every single day I've been in Melbourne.
"I love Melbourne (and) I've actually really grown to love Australia and have a really good rapport with a lot of the Australian public.
"So to have some sort of involvement in the Stars going forward, because of how much I love this club, would be something of immense value to me."
The 37-year-old confirmed after Saturday night's derby loss to the Renegades that he would retire, adding he made the decision "recently".
"I'm done and dusted, playing days," he said.
"You get to that time in your career when you think 'do I want this?'
"I want it desperately at the moment ... but I don't think I will want it in 10 months' time.
"I just don't see myself wanting to play cricket in December."
He is out of contract with the Stars at the end of this BBL season and there had been speculation about his playing future.
Pietersen is England's fifth-highest Test run scorer, with 8181 in 104 matches at an average of 47.28.
The South African-born batsman has the best average of the top five, now led by current opener Alastair Cook.
Pietersen is also England's second-highest runscorer in all forms of the game combined, behind Cook.
But he has also been a controversial figure and was dumped from English international teams after the disastrous 2013-14 Ashes Tour.
He then became a T20 specialist and last August confirmed his career in England was over.
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