England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will not play in ICC T20 World Cup starting from 5th June in England.
Flintoff was unable to recover from knee injury he received while playing a match for Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League.
The ECB chief medical officer, Nick Peirce said that Flintoff is fastly recovering from the injury and there is no pain or swelling in his knee.
Peirce further added that Flintoff will be fit for Ashes Series to be played against Australia starting from 8th July.
Yorkshire's Adil Rashid, a batting leg-spinner will replace Flintoff in England squad for ICC T20 World Cup.
Meanwhile, it is an excellent opportunity for Rashid to prove himself in this international form of Cricket.
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