Nursing a knee-injury, Australian left-arm pacer Nathan Bracken will have to sit out of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament to undergo a surgery.

A regular in Australia's ODI squad, Bracken was ruled out of the Champions Trophy after being sent home from South Africa following his right knee injury.

"Following consultation with knee specialists, Nathan has been booked in for arthroscopic surgery next week," Cricket Australia Doctor Trefor James said.



"His progress following surgery will be monitored for a return to training in due course," he added.

The 32-year-old Bracken was scheduled to participate in the $2.4 million Champions League as a part of New South Wales squad but this injury means he will not tour for the twenty20 tournament next week.

"We have ruled him out of the Champions League. He will be in contact with Australia in terms of whether he is available for the ODI series in India," Cricket New South Wales spokesman David Townsend said.