IPL 2023: Former India Cricketer Makes Bold Remarks On Jofra Archer After He Leaves MI Camp

Archer took part in only five matches for Mumbai Indians and scalped only two wickets with an economy rate of  9.50 and has been ruled out due to an elbow injury.

Jofra Archer in action during IPL 2023.

Mumbai Indians’ pacer Jofra Archer has faced criticism from the cricketer-turned-commentator Sunil Gavaskar, after leaving his team in the middle of the ongoing IPL 2023. The Mumbai-based franchise should not pay him the total amount at which he was roped in at the IPL 2022 mega auction, according to Gavaskar.

“What has been Mumbai Indians’ experience of Jofra Archer? They took a punt on him, knowing that he was injured and would be available only from this season. They paid big money for him, and what has he given in return? He didn’t seem 100 per cent fit, and he should have informed the franchise about it,” Gavaskar mentioned in his column for Mid-Day.

“They only realised when he turned up and found that he could barely bowl at his usual pace. In between the tournament, he went abroad for treatment which is what his country’s cricket board apparently said. So he was never fully fit, but still came over. If he was committed to the franchise, who probably pay him more than the ECB does, he should have stayed right till the end even if he wasn’t going to play and show his commitment towards the franchise. Instead, he has opted to fly off back to the UK,” Gavaskar added.

In the ongoing 2023 edition of the IPL, Archer took part in only five matches for Mumbai Indians and scalped only two wickets with an economy rate of  9.50 and has been ruled out due to an elbow injury. Earlier, a report made rounds of Archer going back to England to consult a doctor between the season though the speedster denied it on Twitter.

“A day later, a story appears that he is going to get a multi-million-pound deal with Mumbai Indians to play for their team in the various leagues in the world. This has got to be the greatest diversionary trick attempted. Mumbai Indians are not fools to sign a lame horse for any future race. Make no mistake, Mumbai Indians won’t be amused at the turn of events. Now that they have come back well in the tournament without his presence, he will be lucky if he gets his full fee for the IPL, and if he does, then he would do well to give half to his favourite charity,” stated Gavaskar.