England T-20 skipper, Stuart Broad has admitted that he is unlikely to play again for England in 2011. Broad picked shoulder injury during the series against India. Broad said that he will not be playing this year as he recovers from the shoulder injury, although he has confirmed that there will not require any surgery.
Stuart Broad had already been ruled out of the matches against West Indies, earlier Broad has a hope retuning to team for one-day series in India, by saying that he might be fit to play in the Twenty20 at Kolkata at the end of October. Now, it appears to be he is unlikely make his tour of UAE in January which includes 3 Tests, 4 ODIs and 3 Twenty20s.
The fast bowler Stuart broad said that the shoulder is still quite sore and it is a two-month injury so he is concentrating on making sure that he is in the best possible shape for the games against Pakistan in January. Broad said that it is not 100% confirmed that he will not play in tour India but he will only play if the rehab goes fantastically well.
Broad's injury meant that England to appoint new Twenty20s captain fro West Indies tour, off-spinner Graeme Swann, who is leading the lead the side in his absence. Broad will lead the T20 as a defending team at the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka next September. However, it is good news that Broad doesn't need surgery to his shoulder.
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