Indian Premier League Kevin Pietersen to test fitness in warm-up game on Monday.New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils captain Kevin Pietersen will get a chance to test the injured little finger of his right hand on Monday when the team plays a practice match to get ready for their opening Indian Premier League encounter against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 17.
New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils captain Kevin Pietersen will get a chance to test the injured little finger of his right hand on Monday when the team plays a practice match to get ready for their opening Indian Premier League encounter against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 17.While the injury does put a cloud over Pietersen's availability at the start of the season, the player himself had earlier played it down."It's a niggle but I am wearing the gear to make sure I don't hurt it any further while shaking hands," Pietersen told the Times of India.After being axed by the England and Wales Cricket Board, Pietersen had turned his entire focus on the Indian Premier League and has even expressed delight at being able to play cricket again.Pietersen has already missed two complete seasons of the IPL due to injury (for Deccan Chargers in 2011 and Delhi Daredevils in 2013) and will be keen to shrug off any niggles and take the T20 event by storm.
The Daredevils are scheduled to play their first match of the seventh edition of the IPL against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Sharjah and the franchise, which had spent a whopping Rs 9 crore on the flamboyant Pietersen, would hope that their star batsman is ready in time for the opener.
