Andrew Strauss, England Skipper blamed the Indian Premier League for hurting the country's chances in the forth coming test series against west indies. This accusation was levelled following Andrew Flintoff's injury while turning out for the Chennai Super Kings.Flintoff underwent a key hole surgery on his knee after hurting himself during an IPL match. Though the England cricket board expects the all-rounder to be back for the World Twenty20 tournament, he has been ruled out of the two Test series against the West Indies starting May 6 besides the IPL.