Pietersen to miss T20 Champions League

England batsman Kevin Pietersen, recuperating from surgery on his right Achilles heel, will miss the US $6 million Twenty20 Champions League in India from October 8 to 23.

Pietersen's name was missing from the 20-man list provided by his IPL franchise -- Bangalore Royal Challengers -- to the Champions League organisers on Thursday, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.