The 18-year-old, who has been picked by Mumbai Indians for the upcoming IPL, has been nicknamed 'Baby AB' for his resemblance to de Villiers' playing style.
The power-hitter from Australia, who has so far earned his international stripes for his birthplace of Singapore and not the country where he was raised, was snapped up by MI in the IPL mega auction recently.
During the two-day mega auction, five-time champions Mumbai Indians roped in left-arm pacers in England's Tymal Mills and India's very own Jaydev Unadkat, who is an experienced campaigner.
Archer was bought by the five-time IPL champions on the second day of the IPL 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Based purely on a leap of faith, MI paid a whopping Rs 8 crore for Archer despite his unavailability in the 2022 edition of the cash-rich league.
Mumbai Indians spent a gigantic amount of Rs 15.25 crore to get back their former key player Ishan Kishan, who is also the biggest bid for this season till now.
The 25-year-old batter was roped in by the five-time champions after relentless bidding from Kolkata Knight Riders.
The franchise took a conscious risk by signing the English all-rounder as England and Wales Cricket Board earlier said it is 'unlikely' that Archer will play IPL later in the year.
South Africa U19 batter Dewald Brevis will play for MI in IPL 2022.
The 23-year-old southpaw, who had a base price of Rs 2 crore, went to his former team after a fierce bidding war between MI and Sunrisers Hyderabad with initial interests from Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants.
Mumbai Indians have released Trent Boult, Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock, Hardik Pandya.
Colourful all-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to be sent back into the IPL auction pool by Mumbai Indians as the five-time champions are more or less sanguine about the players who are in their retention list for the 2022 season.
BCCI has already made it clear that IPL 2022 will be a 10-team contest instead of the current eight-team affair and a mega auction is all set to take place before the start of the season.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma suggested that his teammate Hardik Pandya might be able to start bowling from next week.
Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 42 runs in their final league fixture on Friday but still failed to qualify for the IPL play-offs. MI made 235 for nine in their must-win match against SRH.
Ishan Kishan was brilliant for the MI in the game, as he scored 84 off just 32 deliveries to set the tone for the side's victory.
MI, who had to beat SRH by 171 runs or more to leapfrog Kolkata Knight Riders on the points table and qualify for the play-offs, could only limit Hyderabad outfit to 193/8 after putting 235 on the board.
Mumbai Indians registered a comfortable victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad but failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Friday. Mumbai need to win by 171 runs or more to have a shot at qualifying for the playoffs.
The 23-year-old Patna lad had also smashed a 17-ball fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) back in 2018.
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