IPL: Rising Pune Supergiants' Kevin Pietersen Ruled Out of Tournament Due to Calf Injury
Kevin Pietersen, who plays for Rising Pune Supergiants, has been ruled out of the tournament after he sustained a calf injury during the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2016 Indian Premier League match.
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Kevin Pietersen sustained the injury during Pune's match against RCB.
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Pietersen had just scored 73 runs in four matches of 2016 IPL.
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Rising Pune Supergiants have lost three consecutive matches.
Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the rest of the Indian Premier League after being carried off the field with calf injury.
Pietersen faced a single ball during his side Rising Pune Supergiants' fourth match on Friday before hurting his right calf while attempting a run.
Pietersen wrote on his Instagram account.
The 35-year-old batsman had also posted a picture of himself in a wheelchair in the dressing room, with strapping on his calf, alongside the word "Urgh!" on Facebook soon after the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Pietersen had managed to score 73 runs from four innings for the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side, who have struggled with three defeats in the cash-rich league.
The flamboyant batsman has not played an international match since he was controversially dumped by England following their disastrous Ashes tour of Australia in 2013-14.
Pietersen has since moulded himself as a Twenty20 specialist.