Ahmedabad: Star England pacer Jofra Archer will miss the beginning part of this year’s Indian Premier League, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday.
Archer, a Rajasthan Royals player, was on Sunday omitted from a 14-member England squad for the three-match ODI series against India starting in Pune on Tuesday due to a worsening elbow injury.
The ECB said the 25-year-old pacer is returning home for further management and investigation of his right elbow injury.
“The ECB medical team will assess the player and, together with Jofra, develop a treatment plan and a return-to-play schedule in due course. As a consequence, Jofra will miss the start of this year’s Indian Premier League,” it said in a statement.
“Archer’s elbow issue has deteriorated over the course of the T20 International series and made it increasingly challenging for him to maintain performance levels.”
