Jofra Archer to quit from competitive cricket if elbow surgery doesn't go right

Jofra Archer has hinted at quitting competitive cricket if the elbow surgery doesn't go right. An elbow injury has been troubling Jofra Archer for almost a year now. Archer, who is England's premier pacer across all formats, has been dealing with fitness issues of late. Due to this, he has missed a few crucial matches for England in the past two years. Archer sustained an elbow issue last year, and in 2021, he suffered a hand injury. He had recovered from the hand issue after undergoing surgery a couple of months back, but now the elbow issue has started troubling him again. He has to undergo surgery for the elbow issue; because of the surgery, he will miss a few weeks of the game. However, there also seems to be a doubt regarding his comeback.

I will take my time and do what is best for me and my life: Archer

Jofra Archer's announcement regarding the injury comes as a big shock for England cricket. The latest update sort of assures that he might not be able to play in the five-match Test series against India. The right-arm pacer stated that he was focusing on T20 World Cup and Ashes 2020/21. Thus, it now remains to be seen if Archer is available for the mega-events and Rajasthan Royals in the 2nd phase of IPL 2021. This also means that Archer might have to miss the two-match test series against New Zealand as well, which starts on June 2. 

England has a hectic schedule this year, and without the services of their star pacer, it's going to be difficult for the team. England is going to play a three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka starting June 23. After the T20 series, three-match one-day international against Sri Lanka starts June 29, and another three-match ODI series against Pakistan begins July 8. England's most high-profile series of its international summer consists of five tests against team India starting August 4.

The 26-year-old England pacer also had surgery in March to remove a fragment of glass from a tendon in his hand. He sustained the injury while trying to clean a fish tank in his bath. In addition, Archer had to opt-out of the Indian Premier League because of an elbow injury. He also felt pain in the same area bowling for Sussex in an English County Championship match last week.

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