Will jofra archer play ipl 2023

English pace bowler Jofra Archer was supposed to be Mumbai Indians' (MI) trump card in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Especially in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, the franchise had pinned its hopes on Archer. However, he has been blighted by injury and now illness. He missed four successive matches against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) respectively, and then he was forced to sit out again against Gujarat Titans (GT) on April 25 after reportedly falling sick. After making his debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), where he went wicketless and conceded 33 runs, he has been a constant doubt. MORE: Has Jofra Archer had surgery? There were reports in the media that the England paceman had flown from the MI camp in order to have surgery on his elbow, but Archer has What did Mark Boucher say about Archer's injury? Archer was spotted warming up before the CSK game on April 8 along with his teammates, but skipper Rohit Sharma, during the toss, announced that he has been rested as a precaution. In the post-match press conference, Mark Boucher, MI coach, provided a detailed update on the injury. "He (Archer) has picked up a little niggle, and we have a fantastic medical team looking after him. He's obviously a massive player for us as well, so hopefully, you know they can pass him fit sometime soon," Boucher told reporters at the time. "We will always look after the player, so if he...

MI will be Jordan's fifth IPL destination (Source: Twitter/@IPL) Mumbai Indians have signed English pacer MI in a statement informed that Archer will return home to focus on his rehabilitation and has been ruled out of the tournament. Jordan, who comes with plenty of IPL experience, will look to fill the void left by his compatriot. Here's more. Jordan will play for his fifth IPL franchise MI will be Jordan's fifth IPL franchise after he represented CSK last year. The English pacer has also represented He has featured in 28 IPL matches and has scalped 27 wickets and also owns a very high economy of 9.32. Overall in T20s, he has snapped 315 wickets in 302 matches at 27.36. ECB released a statement on Archer's fitness Right after MI's statement regarding Archer returning home, ECB also released a statement explaining the stance. "Archer has been recovering from elbow surgery. However, pushing through the discomfort whilst recently playing, has proven challenging. Therefore, he will return to the UK for a period of rest and rehabilitation to give him the best opportunity for a full recovery," ECB explained in their statement. Archer's tryst with injuries Archer has not featured in Tests since early 2021, as he recently returned to international cricket. He had a stress fracture on his elbow in 2020. He also had another freak injury and underwent surgery. He then suffered a back injury on May 2021 and missed the entire year. He remained out of action for two years and is yet t...

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By India Today Sports Desk: Mumbai Indians might not have the services of The England pacer played in MI's opening game of the campaign but since has been sidelined. The unavailability of Archer has certainly compounded MI’s troubles who have one win to show from three games so far, with their spearhead Jasprit Bumrah also missing the entire IPL 2023. "At the moment Jof is being managed by the medical team and I am not a part of those conversations. Whenever they have him ready to play he will be ready to go," Mumbai Indians batter Tim David told the media on Saturday, 15 April. "While the right-arm bowler had a light bowling session here on Saturday afternoon away from the training nets, he did return later on to have a bat and looked at ease playing the big shots," news agency PTI had reported from the scene on Saturday. "They (KKR) have got some dangerous batsmen and (if) our bowlers get them out (early) that will be a perfect start for us," David acknowledged. "But no, it is tough to plan, I think. We are more focussed on ourselves and we want to play a good game and we know when we play our best cricket we are going to top," the batter concluded.

The Mumbai Indians have got a significant boost ahead of the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in December, with the announcement that English bowler Jofra Archer will be available for IPL 2023. Jofra did not play in the most recent IPL due to injury. However, the Mumbai Indians gambled on him and selected him in the final auction, hoping that the pacer would be ready for the IPL 2023. "He is currently in the UAE with the England Lions team and is continuing his rehab. He is making excellent progress and the view is that he will be looking to play competitively again during the early part of 2023," a spokesman for the England Wales Cricket Board (ECB) told Cricbuzz on Friday. Archer was one of three fast bowlers, along with Saqib Mahmood and Brydon Carse, who are in the UAE to continue their rehabilitation, together with a Lions training group of 15 players. Mo Bobat, the ECB's performance director, said that Archer will play "a substantial part" in the ongoing training camp and that he may play "some sort of part" in the three-day practice match against England's Test team, which begins on November 23 before their December tour to Pakistan. Archer is undeniably a valuable cricketer, and it is up to the ECB whether or not to allow Archer to participate in the grueling IPL, but the word in the IPL is that Archer has already begun bowling and will be fully ready by March, when the IPL is scheduled to begin.

The ‘El Clasico’ of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a highly anticipated clash between the Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali from CSK, and frontline pacer Jofra Archer from MI. During the coin toss, the Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni revealed that Stokes suffered from an injury, while Moeen was unavailable for the contest. In light of these absences, Ajinkya Rahane, Dwaine Pretorius and Sisanda Magala were included in the playing XI to replace them. “We have a few injury concerns, Stokes has an injury, and Moeen is not well. Ajinkya and Pretorius are playing in place of them,” Dhoni said at the toss. Similarly, Rohit Sharma, leader of Mumbai, explained that Archer’s absence is a precautionary measure due to a fitness concern. South African batter Tristan Stubbs was included in the playing XI along with Jason Behrendorff. “We would’ve fielded as well. It’s a good pitch to bat and will be a good contest between bat and ball. The mood has been upbeat, and hopefully, we can correct the things we didn’t do in Bangalore. One injury – not an injury but just a precaution – Jofra is not playing, but we’ve got other guys to do the job for us. Great feeling to be back at the Wankhede,” said Rohit. Playing XIs: Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(c & wk), Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Sisanda Magala, Tushar Deshpande Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Ti...

MI vs KKR: Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in match 22 of the IPL 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Rohit Sharma-led side is coming off a six-wicket win over the Delhi Capitals in their last match and the team would like to continue the winning momentum against the Nitish Rana-led side. However, ahead of the match, the hosts are still sweating over Jofra Archer's availability in the upcoming match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Jofra Archer sustained an elbow injury during the practice sessions before the match against MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings and he also didn't play the last match against the Delhi Capitals. Now, before the match Mumbai Indian star batsman Tim David has come up with an update on Archer's availability. Jofra Archer hitting Sixes in yesterday Net Practice sessions. However, besides all the chaos there are possibilities that Jofra Archer might play in the team's crucial encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders as he was seen batting during the Mumbai Indians batting session just ahead of the match at the Wankhede Stadium. Beherendorff was traded to Mumbai Indians before the IPL 2023 mini auctions from the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The tall and lanky Aussie speedster was pretty decent with the ball in the last match with his performance against Delhi Capitals. The left-arm MI pacer picked up three wickets and played important role in derailing Delhi Capitals' batting lineup.

English pace-bowler Jofra Archer said he would “like to” play the full season of the upcoming Indian Premiere League(IPL) without restrictions for the Mumbai Indians. However, Archer also acknowledged he understands if he does not get to play back-to-back games. “If I’m told I’m not playing I don’t question it. Usually back-to-back games I don’t even bother to ask because I already know what the answer is,” Archer said. Archer has missed the entirety of last season for the The Englishmen said he received a mail from the Mumbai franchise and it has been passed on to the England medical staff. His workload will be monitored carefully as after a long testing IPL season Archer’s body will be put to test again with the five-match Ashes Test series against Australia. Speaking about it he said, “If I can play one game this summer, I’ll be happy. If I play more than one, that’s just a bonus,” “I haven’t lost an Ashes series as yet, so hopefully, we can keep it that way,” he added. Recalling the last Ashes series in 2019 Archer said, “But nothing but great memories. Probably the best ever Test you’ll ever get to witness, let alone on TV but in person, so, now that summer is probably one of the best summers I’ve had ever.” The series ended in 2-2. Archer also won the 50-over World Cup in the summer. He bowled the crucial super over in the game to help England win their first World Cup. “Hopefully, this summer will have the opportunity to surpass it but I don’t think there’ll be many...

The Mumbai Indians have got a significant boost ahead of the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in December, with the announcement that English bowler Jofra Archer will be available for IPL 2023. Jofra did not play in the most recent IPL due to injury. However, the Mumbai Indians gambled on him and selected him in the final auction, hoping that the pacer would be ready for the IPL 2023. "He is currently in the UAE with the England Lions team and is continuing his rehab. He is making excellent progress and the view is that he will be looking to play competitively again during the early part of 2023," a spokesman for the England Wales Cricket Board (ECB) told Cricbuzz on Friday. Archer was one of three fast bowlers, along with Saqib Mahmood and Brydon Carse, who are in the UAE to continue their rehabilitation, together with a Lions training group of 15 players. Mo Bobat, the ECB's performance director, said that Archer will play "a substantial part" in the ongoing training camp and that he may play "some sort of part" in the three-day practice match against England's Test team, which begins on November 23 before their December tour to Pakistan. Archer is undeniably a valuable cricketer, and it is up to the ECB whether or not to allow Archer to participate in the grueling IPL, but the word in the IPL is that Archer has already begun bowling and will be fully ready by March, when the IPL is scheduled to begin.

MI vs KKR: Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in match 22 of the IPL 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Rohit Sharma-led side is coming off a six-wicket win over the Delhi Capitals in their last match and the team would like to continue the winning momentum against the Nitish Rana-led side. However, ahead of the match, the hosts are still sweating over Jofra Archer's availability in the upcoming match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Jofra Archer sustained an elbow injury during the practice sessions before the match against MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings and he also didn't play the last match against the Delhi Capitals. Now, before the match Mumbai Indian star batsman Tim David has come up with an update on Archer's availability. Jofra Archer hitting Sixes in yesterday Net Practice sessions. However, besides all the chaos there are possibilities that Jofra Archer might play in the team's crucial encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders as he was seen batting during the Mumbai Indians batting session just ahead of the match at the Wankhede Stadium. Beherendorff was traded to Mumbai Indians before the IPL 2023 mini auctions from the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The tall and lanky Aussie speedster was pretty decent with the ball in the last match with his performance against Delhi Capitals. The left-arm MI pacer picked up three wickets and played important role in derailing Delhi Capitals' batting lineup.