Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) is going to offer England fast bowler Joffra Archer an annual contract. The franchise is planning to offer Archer more than 10 crores. On accepting this, Archer will also have to take permission from the franchisee to play international cricket from England.
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Mumbai (MI) will offer the contract to Jofra Archer soon
According to a report in Daily Mail, Mumbai (MI) will soon offer a contract to Jofra Archer. On accepting the offer under this contract, Archer will be seen playing with the MI franchise in leagues around the world throughout the year.
Archer played only 5 matches in IPL
Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the middle of this IPL due to an elbow injury. Due to an elbow injury, he could play only 5 out of 11 matches for the team and now left the tournament to undergo surgery. In his place, Mumbai has included Chris Jordan in the team for this season.
Injury troubled Archer a lot
In these 5 matches, injury troubled Archer a lot. He could take only 2 wickets in these matches and also scored runs at an economy rate of 9.50. However, Mumbai Indians are currently at number three with 12 points after 6 wins and 5 losses in 11 matches.
Archer did not give confirmation
There has been no talk so far between the fast bowler and the franchise on an annual contract from Mumbai. If the contract is done then it will be till 2024. There will be a mega auction of IPL in 2025, Archer’s contract will end before that auction.
Left IPL for Ashes and World Cup
Archer plays international cricket in England. After the IPL, he has to play 5 Tests and as many ODIs in the Ashes series against Australia in June. After the Ashes, he left the IPL midway to focus on the ODI World Cup to be held in October-November. Had he played the entire tournament before the surgery, he would have faced trouble in international matches.
Archer was bought for 8 crores
Archer joined the IPL for the first time in 2018 as a part of the Rajasthan team. But in the mega auction of 2022, he was bought by Mumbai for Rs 8 crore. However, due to injury, he could not play a single match last season.
This season too he could play only a few matches for the team and now left the tournament midway due to surgery. Despite all this, Mumbai wants to invest in him and give him an annual contract.
5 Mumbai franchises around the world
Mumbai Indians are the most successful IPL team, having won the tournament title 5 times. Apart from IPL, the franchise has also bought teams in South Africa, UAE, America, and Women’s Premier League. If Archer accepts the contract, then he will be seen playing cricket with the remaining 4 franchises of Mumbai leaving WPL for the whole year. Jofra played cricket from MI’s own franchise MI Cape Town in SA20 in January this year.
Many England players are being approached
According to reports, in the past, the second franchise of IPL had offered annual contracts to many players in England. Under this players will play cricket for 12 months in leagues around the world with the same franchise from which they have got the contract.
