England all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been ruled retired of The Hundred with a genu wounded sustained during the caller one-day planetary bid against India.
Bethell had been named arsenic Birmingham Phoenix skipper for the season.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said that the 22-year-old had an MRI scan connected Monday but they person not indicated erstwhile helium volition return.
England's Test bid against Pakistan starts connected 19 August.
It is simply a stroke for Bethell to miss retired connected the acquisition of captaincy, arsenic helium is regarded arsenic a aboriginal England leader, having already led the broadside successful a T20 bid against Ireland past year.
He has besides been successful good form, including a subordinate of the lucifer performance successful Sunday's bid decider astatine Lord's wherever helium struck 91 astatine the apical of the bid and took 1-49.
He volition beryllium replaced by South Africa's Donovan Ferreira arsenic Phoenix skipper, who is simply a two-time Hundred champion with Oval Invincibles.
Phoenix's opening lucifer is against Trent Rockets astatine Edgbaston connected Friday (18:30 BST).
Bethell, who plays region cricket for Warwickshire, was retained by Phoenix successful the auction earlier this twelvemonth with a declaration worthy £340,000.
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