England fast bowler Jofra Archer will miss the current Indian Premier League as he is recovering from an injury. The 26-year-old was scheduled to play for Rajasthan Royals in the tournament. Taking part in the IPL would have meant spending eight days in quarantine in India.
Archer has been struggling with an elbow problem. He returned to training last week after surgery on a hand injury. He injured his hand in January, before England’s tour of India, where he played in two of the four Tests and all five Twenty20s.
Archer is the third England and Royals player to be ruled out of the IPL after all-rounder Ben Stokes broke a finger and batsman Liam Livingstone left the squad with “bubble fatigue”.
The Royals are bottom of the IPL after four games. Archer has played in three consecutive tournaments for the franchise since his IPL debut in 2018.
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