Jofra Archer to play in Indian T20 League 2022? Big update out

Jofra Archer does not want to be evaluated based on the price he received in the ITL auction, but rather on the player that he is.

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Jofra Archer has been suffering from an elbow injury for a while now. He has been out of action due to the same. There were serious doubts about his participation in the upcoming season of the Indian T20 League, yet he decided to enter the mega auction. The Mumbai team purchased him for a huge price of 8 crores, despite him not being available for the 2022 season. However, recently, a few videos of Archer bowling in the nets started doing rounds on social media. This gave rise to speculations that Archer might play in the upcoming season. However, the news turned out to be mere rumours as Archer will only be available from the 2023 season

Meanwhile, Archer recently spoke about his deal with Mumbai. The pacer said he does not want to be evaluated based on the price he received in the ITL auction, but rather on the player that he is. He stated that he only earned that money because other teams wanted him.

"I want people to know that if you don't play you don't get paid. I want people to see me as a player and not as a price like that behind me. You only got that money because other teams wanted you," he was quoted saying by Cricbuzz.

The 26-year old saw many bets from the three teams - Mumbai, Rajasthan, and Hyderabad, who were keen on having him in the side. Archer also detailed how he got to know about his Indian T20 League signing by Mumbai. The pacer also expressed his delight on sharing the same dressing room with the likes of Kieron Pollard and Mahela Jayawardene.

, "I had to go on ITL website to see the video of it. I was training. Then my phone started to go up, back to back messages. I think Hyderabad and Mumbai team went for me. When I saw my phone, I knew exactly what happened. I really got excited. It's a great franchise. Mahela (Jayawardene, the Mumbai coach) was my first franchise coach as well. Polly (Kieron Pollard) as well, played a few games against him. This is the first time ever I will be playing in the same team with him. Really excited to get started."

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