Calf injury ends Pietersen's IPL stint


  • Cricket
  • Sunday, 24 Apr 2016

Cricket - Glamorgan v Surrey - LV= County Championship Division Two - SWALEC Stadium - 19/4/15 Surrey's Kevin Pietersen before the match Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen will miss the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season due to a calf injury, the flamboyant stroke-maker has said.

The 35-year-old faced only one ball in Rising Pune Supergiants' match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday but retired hurt after he damaged the muscle when he turned sharply back to the crease when he aborted an attempted single.

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