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'Man sells TV to buy remote' - Twitter reacts as MI announce Chris Jordan as Jofra Archer's replacement for remainder of IPL 2023

Mumbai Indians have replaced Jofra Archer with Chris Jordan for the rest of the IPL 2023. Archer has been nursing an injury for long.

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Chris Jordan has been named as the replacement for the injured Jofra Archer in the Mumbai Indians (MI) squad for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. The all-rounder will be joining the five-time champions for Rs 2 crore and should be available for their next match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday night.

Jordan, who made his IPL debut in 2016, has played 28 matches in the tournament so far and has picked up 27 wickets. The 33-year-old has represented England in 87 T20Is and has taken 96 T20I wickets.

Archer, who managed to play in only 5 out of the 10 matches for MI this season, has been struggling with an elbow injury which kept him out of the IPL 2022 season as well. The 26-year-old pacer has picked up just a couple of wickets in the tournament this year and had an economy rate of 9.5 and average of 95.

Overall in his IPL career, Archer has picked up 48 wickets in 40 matches. He was bought by the Mumbai Indians for Rs 8 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction, but has only appeared in a handful of matches since then.

Archer was expected to lead the MI attack for Rohit Sharma’s side in the absence of pacer spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who is missing the entire 2023 season due to back injury. Jordan, who was part of the England’s squad which won the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia last year, has been part of teams like RCB and Chennai Super Kings in the past.

Speaking about his injury, Archer said, “Obviously the last two weeks aren’t exactly what you would hope for after being so fully active. But it’s what you expect when you’ve been off for a long time: the body’s not going to be 100 per cent straight away. There are going to be moments when it feels a lot more serious than it actually is. I don’t know which game will be the next game, but I’m just trying to put myself in the best position possible (to play).”

Jordan's inclusion in the MI squad will add much-needed depth to their bowling attack and will also provide them with a reliable lower-order batsman. MI are currently fourth in the points table with 5 wins from 10 matches and will be looking to bounce back from their recent loss against Delhi Capitals.

Here's how Twitter reacted to Chris Jordan replacing Jofra Archer in MI: 

 

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