England all-rounder Paul Collingwood requires a knee injury. He will be available for the world cup matches but he will not able to participate in the IPL in the initial stage. He is having a problem in the knee and will make it right after a surgery.

ECB’s chief medical officer, Dr Nick Peirce said that his medical examination suggests that  loose piece of cartilage floating in his knee and that is causing a problem for him and a surgery is require to remove it. He added that all-rounder was feeling problem in his knee before the South Africa match.

He added that proper medical care will make it in due course of time and he will be ok after surgery. In the IPL he is signed by the Rajasthan team and he will be available to them later in the tournament.

The inclusion of Collingwood in the quarter final against Sri Lanka is still in doubts and it is expected that his bad form might not able him to get the eye of selectors and Luke Wright might get another chance in place of him.

He has retired from the test cricket but still the captain of T-20 side. He wants to play for England for as long as it will be possible for him.

Tags: Nick Peirce, Paul Collingwood