Jofra Archer ruled out of IPL

LONDON, April 23: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday announced that star fast bowler Jofra Archer will not play in the ongoing 14th Indian Premier League, compounding his franchise Rajasthan Royals’ misery.
Archer returned to bowling this week with higher intensity, and the ECB and Sussex medical teams will continue to monitor him.
“Archer will now step up his training regime starting next week and will be in full training with Sussex. It is expected that he will return to cricket in the next fortnight if he can continue to bowl and prepare pain-free,” the ECB said in a statement. Royals’ Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara had admitted that missing Archer was a “big blow” and hoped that he would be “available at some point of time”. (PTI)