Mumbai Indians have suffered a huge blow as their star pacer Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League 2023 with an injury.
Jofra Archer Is Ruled Out Of IPL 2023
The star bowler was seen struggling throughout the tournament with fitness issues and because of the same, he missed five out of the 10 games Mumbai Indians played so far in IPL 2023. He returned to his side’s team but was left out again due to an “illness cited by captain Rohit Sharma.
Mumbai Indians have confirmed Archer’s departure and said that the pacer’s recovery will be monitored by the England Cricket Board (RCB). Archer has considerable matches for England in the last two years due to injury. He last played Test cricket in February 2021. Archer is expected to make it to England’s squad for the Ashes 2023 which will kick start from June 16 in Birmingham.
The reports also suggested that the star bowler had been in Belgium in the middle of the tournament to undergo minor surgery.
Meanwhile, English veteran Chris Jordan has been named as Archer’s replacement, with the former joining Mumbai’s camp last week. Mumbai Indians via their official Twitter handle announced:
“C𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀
Chris Jordan will join the MI squad for the rest of the season.
Chris replaces Jofra Archer, whose recovery and fitness continues to be monitored by ECB. Jofra will return home to focus on his rehabilitation.”
𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀
Chris Jordan will join the MI squad for the rest of the season.
Chris replaces Jofra Archer, whose recovery and fitness continues to be monitored by ECB. Jofra will return home to focus on his rehabilitation.… pic.twitter.com/wMPBdmhDRf
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 9, 2023
Talking about Mumbai Indians, the Rohit Sharma-led squad is currently undergoing a hot and cold season in the IPL. The record champions are currently occupying the eighth position in the table, with 5 wins and 5 defeats.
