Published: Mar 26, 2013, 11:37 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 26, 2013, 11:37 PM (IST)
Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke will miss next month's Indian Premier League (IPL) because of his chronic back injury that forced him to sit out the fourth Test against India.
Cricket Australia (CA) said Tuesday that Clarke will need 7-10 weeks of rehabilitation to get back to cricket and will be fit for the Ashes.
Clarke's intensive rehabilitation program will be overseen by the CA medical team and back specialists in Australia. Clarke was to lead IPL franchise Pune Warriors India.
CA medical officer Justin Paoloni said Clarke underwent scans and reports showed that his current lower back injury is an exacerbation of previous issues he has had with his spine.
