England all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been dominated out of The Hundred with a knee injury sustained throughout the latest one-day worldwide sequence in opposition to India.
Bethell had been named as Birmingham Phoenix captain for the season.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stated that the 22-year-old had an MRI scan on Monday however they haven’t indicated when he’ll return.
England’s Test sequence in opposition to Pakistan begins on 19 August.
It is a blow for Bethell to miss out on the expertise of captaincy, as he’s considered a future England chief, having already led the facet in a T20 sequence in opposition to Ireland final 12 months.
He has additionally been in high quality kind, including a player of the match performance in Sunday’s sequence decider at Lord’s the place he struck 91 on the prime of the order and took 1-49.
He shall be changed by South Africa’s Donovan Ferreira as Phoenix skipper, who’s a two-time Hundred champion with Oval Invincibles.
Phoenix’s opening match is in opposition to Trent Rockets at Edgbaston on Friday (18:30 BST).
Bethell, who performs county cricket for Warwickshire, was retained by Phoenix within the public sale earlier this 12 months with a contract price £340,000.
