Mumbai Indians To Drop England Fast Bowler Jofra Archer Before IPL 2024 Auction

IPL 2024 Auction: Mumbai Indians will drop England fast bowler Jofra Archer before the IPL 2024 auction. There are only a few days left before the IPL 2024 auction and the release of the retention list.

The Bowler Was Included in Mumbai Indians For A Huge Price in 2022:-

Mumbai Indians may release Jofra Archer. The English fast bowler was signed by Mumbai Indians in 2022 for a huge price of Rs 8 crore.

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He did not play a single match in IPL 2022 and took part in only 5 matches in the next season.

With the player constantly battling injuries, Mumbai Indians will definitely be looking for his replacement to strengthen their pace battery.

The England fast bowler has suffered a lot of injuries and with such a hefty salary, Rohit Sharma and Mumbai Indians will be looking for a replacement who will lead the Mumbai Indians contest.

Mumbai Indians Bought For 8 Crores:-

Mumbai Indians surprised everyone by buying Joffra Archer at an amazing price of Rs 8 crore in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. Knowing that Jofra Archer keeps getting injured, the franchise bet on him.

Mumbai decided to build a team for the next year and hoped that the dynamic pace duo of Bumrah and Archer would overthrow all their opponents.

Jofra Archer Continues To Be Injured:-

Jofra Archer’s injuries worsened further. In the previous version i.e. IPL 2023, Archer took part in 5 matches, where he was successful in taking only 2 wickets.

England’s players failed to make a place in the England team for the World Cup. A replacement player was brought in, despite Reece Topley suffering a broken finger, while Archer has not recovered from his fitness and elbow injury.

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With the list of retained players being submitted in the coming days, it is believed that Mumbai Indians may release Jofra Archer after spending huge money on him and not getting any output from him.