The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has been carefully managing Jofra Archer's workload. The ECB has not pushed the right-arm speedster for a Test return as the board feels that he is still not ready for the red-ball grind.
The star pace bowler Jofra Archer's contract was extended by two years while the likes of Jamie Smith and Jacob Bethell received their maiden annual central contracts from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday.
Jofra Archer was picked by Rajasthan Royals at the IPL 2025 mega auction after being with the franchise from 2018 to 2021. Jorfa leads the RR fast bowling line-up which does not look very robust on paper.
Rajasthan Royals full squad for IPL 2025: Rahul Dravid-led Royals struggled in the two-day player auction event in Jeddah despite signing back the star English fast bowler Jofra Archer and the Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga.
IPL 2025 Auction Live Updates: At the end of Day 1 of the event, Rishabh Pant finished as the most expensive player with Lucknow Super Giants splurging a staggering Rs 27 crore for him. Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer were next in this aspect. A total of 72 players were sold in the day.
The two-day IPL 2025 mega auction, with 577 players in the pool, is scheduled to take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah. Jofra Archer, the England pacer whose name was not on the shortlist earlier, has been added back, and he is part of Set 6 for the fast bowlers.
The 2024 edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League kicks off on Thursday, November 21 with Team Abu Dhabi taking on Ajman Jolts in the opener while Hardik Pandya has returned to the top spot in the ICC T20 rankings for all-rounders. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on November 21.
Jofra Archer was part of Mumbai Indians for IPL 2022 and IPL 2023 but was released by the franchise later. He has not been named in the final list of players shortlisted by the IPL Governing Council for the 2025 mega auctions.
Jofra Archer has a tweet for every situation, doesn't he? He even had one for India's 46 all-out capitulation against New Zealand in Bengaluru that saw as many as four batters in the top seven get out for duck. The old post resurfaced as New Zealand got into the lead with all 10 wickets in hand.
England on the back of two stupendous performances have levelled the five-match ODI series and are favourites to win three in a row with the momentum they have and Australia being under pressure. Australia haven't been at their best and will need an inspirational performance in the decider.
The much-awaited white-ball series between arch-rivals England and Australia is all set to commence with the T20I series today in Southampton. It is the start of the new cycle in T20Is for both teams as they build the side for the World Cup in 2026. Here's the pitch report for the first match.
England got the first job done, rather quickly as they beat Oman in a match that lasted less than 17 overs in Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday, June 13. Adil Rashid starred with the figures of 4/11 as England skittled out Oman for a paltry 47, the fourth lowest team score in T20 World Cup.
Jofra Archer wanted to make a statement with the ball in hand in England's T20 World Cup opener against Scotland at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. However, he was only able to bowl two overs before the game was washed out.
Jofra Archer made his return to the England dressing room and to international cricket after spending more than one year on the sidelines with injury concerns. Archer dismissed Azam Khan and Imad Wasim during his four-over spell and finished with figures of 2/28.
Jofra Archer last played for the Three Lions against Bangladesh on March 14, 2023, in a T20I fixture at the Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. He was then sidelined with an elbow injury.
With James Anderson confirming his Test retirement at the start of the summer and Stuart Broad calling it quits last year, England will have to fill a big hole with the new ball in the longest format of the game. With not many prospects, latest update on a fast bowler has only added trouble.
Jofra Archer last played for England in a T20I against Bangladesh at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on March 14 last year. He is not a part of any franchise in the ongoing IPL season.
The clock has started ticking for probably the biggest mini IPL auction in the recent few years with some of the biggest names in the pool to get picked on December 19 in Dubai. Among big names, seven of Australia's World Cup stars have registered themselves in the top bracket of INR 2 crore.
India TV Sports Wrap on October 22: South Africa left defending champions England's World Cup 2023 campaign hanging by a slim thread while India take on New Zealand in the top-of-the-table clash. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on October 22.
"I thought Reece Topley going back out to bowl with a broken finger showed great spirit. We're still waiting on that, but it's very much looking like it's a crack. Certainly that's the early diagnosis, but we'll find out properly with X-rays," England coach Matthew Mott said.
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