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Delhi Daredevils cricketer Kevian Pietersen plays a shot during a Group A match against the Kalkata Knight Riders in the Champions League T20 (CLT20) at the Super Sports Park in Centurion on October 13, 2012. (AFP)
The upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) has lost one of its biggest drawcard on the eve of the tournament with Kevin Pietersen being ruled out due to injury.
The 32-year-old Delhi Daredevils superstar will miss England's final Test against New Zealand, which starts on Thursday, BBC reported.
The England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday that Pietersen felt pain in his knee before a four-day match earlier this month, and that a recent scan showed "bone bruising and possible cartilage damage to the knee cap."
The ECB says Pietersen will return to England for further treatment and is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks ruling him out of the sixth edition of IPL which begins on April 3.
The last Test between England and New Zealand starts on Friday.
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