Indian medium pacer Ashish Nehra is unlikely to feature during the initial phase of the fourth edition of Indian Premier League due to the finger injury that ruled him out of the World Cup final.

Nehra, who will be representing Pune Warriors in the fourth edition sustained a fracture in one of the fingers in his right hand during the semifinal of the World Cup against Pakistan in Mohali. The injury led to him missing the epic final of the World Cup where he was replaced by S Sreesanth.