London, March 13 -- England pacer Mark Wood will be missing out on all formats of cricket for the next four months due to a knee injury that worsened during his side's ICC Champions Trophy campaign, which ended without a win.

Recent scans followed by a surgery have revealed ligament damage in his left knee, ruling him out of action for an extended period, as per ICC.

"I am gutted to be out for so long after representing England across all formats since the start of last year," Wood told England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), as quoted by ICC.

"But I have got every confidence that I will be back firing on all cylinders now that I have been able to sort my knee out. I want to thank the surgeon, the doctors, staff, my England teammates an...