Cricketer Kevin Pietersen, who was commentating in IPL 2017, said there was "lots more" in the commentary box when Gujarat Lions player Brendon McCullum revealed his salary on Twitter. McCullum revealed he was paid NZ $700,000 (₹3.12 crore), and not NZ $1.67 million as was mentioned in news articles. Pietersen added McCullum would soon join him in the commentary box.