IPL 2018: Jofra Archer Fit, Available for Rajasthan Royals

Apr 13, 2018 at 5:39 PM

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IPL 2018: Jofra Archer Fit, Available for Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals all-rounder, Jofra Archer, seems to be fit and available for selection in the playing XI, for the team’s next tie against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

The update over his fitness is revealed by the franchise through a video –

The promising talent Archer missed the first two games for his side. As he has failed to recover from the side strain.

The bowling all-rounder suffered the injury during Pakistan Super League (PSL) which resulted in him being ruled out midway through the tournament.

Jofra Archer Rajasthan Royals IPL 2018
Photo Credit: Getty Images.

He had a late arrival in Rajasthan Royals’ camp and also skipped major part of team’s practice camp.

After his arrival, he missed two games but now seems to fit to play the game. He is might replace D’Arcy Short in the playing XI if given a chance.

The Australian batsman Short has failed to capitalise on the opportunity in the two innings he has played – getting out in form of run-out in both the games as well. It was an unfortunate sight for the hard-hitting batsman.

Opening innings with Short also means Rahul Tripathi to play in the middle-order.

Photo Credit: IPL.

If Archer is added in the playing XI, it will give an opportunity to Royals – to promote Tripathi. The aggressive batsman could open the innings with skipper Ajinkya Rahane.

Archer will play the role of the finisher in that case.

The franchise showed faith in him during the IPL auction and shelled out INR 7.20 crore for him.

It (franchise) expects Jofra Archer to play a major role in the tournament. The Rahane-led side has played two games in the tournament till now.

The first game against Sunrisers Hyderabad turned out to be a one-sided affair and SRH eclipsed the target of 126 in 16th over.

In the second game, Rajasthan Royals returned back strongly by defending a target of 71 in six overs, in a rain-curtailed game against Delhi Daredevils.

The pressure was on Delhi Daredevils to achieve the target and they could manage 60 runs in six overs.

Royals will look to continue the winning run when playing away from home against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 15.

Royals’ Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Ben Stokes, Jaydev Unadkat, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jos Buttler, Darcy Short, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ish Sodhi, Ben Laughlin, Stuart Binny, Dushmantha Chameera, Anureet Singh, Aryaman Vikram Birla, Midhun S, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Jatin Saxena, Ankit Sharma, Mahipal Lomror.

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