Broad out of T20 series with injury

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):

England captain Stuart Broad has been ruled out of the remainder of the Twenty20 International series against West Indies with a knee injury.

The all-rounder, who led England in the preceding one-day series in Antigua and the opening T20I on Sunday, said he was struggling with patellar tendonitis and would miss the remaining matches today and Thursday.

"I've got some patella tendonitis in my right knee. I've had it all winter. It's just been a managing thing all winter, but obviously the workload has been quite heavy for me - and it's gradually got a little bit worse," said Broad, who only bowled two overs and showed visible signs of discomfort while batting during Sunday's opening T20I.

"I caught my knee in the sand in [the one-day series in] Antigua, which has brought a lot of fluid into it. So there's not much movement in there, and I'll be missing the next two Twenty20s to have an injection to get right for the warm-up games in Bangladesh."

Broad is expected to lead England to the World T20 Championship later this month, where they will battle South Africa, Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Group I of the March 16 to April 6.

He said he would try to address the problem soon but cooled any fears of missing the upcoming event.

"I'll have to have a rehab period at some stage in the next 12 months, between six to 10 weeks," Broad pointed out.

"But there's a decent period at the end of the English season which I can look at, probably, or maybe four weeks in April. But it won't put me in doubt for the (Twenty20) World Cup."