Pietersen, who will be available for Test selection, said he wished to step aside in order to give the next generation of players a chance to bed in before the 2015 World Cup.
"After a great deal of thought and deliberation, I am today announcing my retirement from international one-day cricket. With the intensity of the international schedule and the increasing demands on my body, I think it is the right time to step aside and let the next generation of players come through to gain experience for the ICC World Cup in 2015," Pietersen , who turns 32 next month, said in a press release.
Kevin Pietersen's decision comes less than four months before England are due to defend their Twenty20 World Cup crown in Sri Lanka. Pietersen was awarded man of the tournament when England won the title in the West Indies in 2010.
The ECB is disappointed by the timing of Kevin's decision less than four months before we defend our ICC World Twenty20 title. Kevin is a world-class player and I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his efforts and we look forward to his continued contributions to the Test match side, ECB managing director Hugh Morris said.
Kevin Pietersen made his England international debut in 2004 and has played 127 ODIs and 36 Twenty20 internationals. In ODIs he has scored 4184 runs with 9 centuries at 41.84 and in Twenty20s he has made 1176 runs at 37.93.
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