Pietersen was called upon with his side 12-1 as they attempted to chase a victory target of 186 at Pune's M.C.A Stadium.
The 35-year-old appeared to pick up the problem as he set off for a run having flicked Richardson's delivery into the leg-side, pulling up and having to get back into his crease.Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen was left reeling after retiring hurt in Rising Pune Supergiants' Indian Premier League defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The Twenty20 specialist had faced just just one delivery from Bangalore's Kane Richardson when a calf injury left him unable to continue. Pietersen later shared a picture of himself in a wheelchair on Instagram.
The South African-born batsman was replaced by Steve Smith after Pietersen decided he could not continue.
Pune eventually fell 13 runs short of their victory target, their third defeat in four matches in the competition.
Speaking about Pietersen's injury after the game, Pune skipper MS Dhoni admitted it may be a 'blessing in disguise' as it would allow them to bring another all-rounder into their side to improve their death bowling.
'KP's injury can be a blessing in disguise. We're playing with six bowlers, yet our death bowling isn't great. Maybe we can look to bring in Albie Morkel or Mitch Marsh in the next game,' he said.
Dhoni, who is struggling to lead his team past the line in this tournament, has been critical about his bowlers' performances at the death.
'With the kind of players we've got, it has always been difficult to drop someone. We need to strengthen our bowling line a bit,' he added.
Pune eventually fell 13 runs short of their victory target, their third defeat in four matches in the competition.
Speaking about Pietersen's injury after the game, Pune skipper MS Dhoni admitted it may be a 'blessing in disguise' as it would allow them to bring another all-rounder into their side to improve their death bowling.
'KP's injury can be a blessing in disguise. We're playing with six bowlers, yet our death bowling isn't great. Maybe we can look to bring in Albie Morkel or Mitch Marsh in the next game,' he said.
Dhoni, who is struggling to lead his team past the line in this tournament, has been critical about his bowlers' performances at the death.
'With the kind of players we've got, it has always been difficult to drop someone. We need to strengthen our bowling line a bit,' he added.
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