From correspondents in Delhi, India, 07:30 PM IST

New Zealand wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum playing for Kolkata Knight Riders at IPL has admitted that he will miss the Twenty20 League when he leaves Tuesday to join his national team for the England tour.

'It's going to be hard to leave this,' McCullum, who a smashed 158 in the opening contest, told the Dominion Post. 'This is where it is all happening, but having said that, I understand that there is a tour to England about to begin, which is really important.'

(Staff Writer, © IANS)