Injury-hit Pietersen out of final NZ Test, IPL
- Published: 20 Mar 2013 at 18.49
- Online news: World
England batsman Kevin Pietersen will miss the last Test against New Zealand and the Indian Premier League due to a knee injury which may sideline him for up to eight weeks, officials said Wednesday.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen plays a shot on day two of the second Test between New Zealand and England at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on March 15, 2013. Pietersen will miss the last Test against New Zealand and the Indian Premier League due to a knee injury which may sideline him for up to eight weeks, officials said Wednesday.
"The injury is likely to require ongoing assessments and a likely 6-8 week period of rest and rehabilitation," the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement, two days before the start of the series-deciding game.
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