Pietersen concerned by England bowlers' IPL absence

Kevin Pietersen believes England's Twenty20 bowlers are missing out on valuable experience by not playing in the Indian Premier League tournament.

Stuart Broad and James Anderson, two likely members of England's attack for the World Twenty20 in April and May, both opted out of this year's IPL.

"I was speaking to Paul Collingwood and we'd have liked to have had our bowlers here learning," said Pietersen.

"A lot of our players should definitely have put their names in the hat."