Jofra Archer Injury – Injury concerns have plagued Mumbai Indians for quite sometime. With ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of the tournament after having undergone a back surgery, MI face the blues yet again. Speedster Jofra Archer missed the highly touted Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings encounter owing to an injury. Prior to the start of the game, Rohit Sharma claimed that the English pacer was rested as a precaution. Follow Indian Premier League LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
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Reports claim that Jofra Archer had some discomfort on his left elbow after their opening game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Though not accurately dubbed as an injury, the Englishman was left out as a precautionary step. When inquired about the same Rohit Sharma told during the Toss, “One injury. Not an injury actually. More of a precaution.”
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Following the game against RCB, Archer took very little part in the training camp. He attended one training session prior to the CSK game. The English pacer travelled with squad and took part in the pre game practice session away from the playing XI.
Jofra Archer is not playing tonight. He is ruled out of the match. pic.twitter.com/cyjcWZ5IXq
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Mumbai Indians will be hoping that their speedy pacer recovers in time for the next game. Though Rohit Sharma pacified the situation claiming that Archer was rested as a precautionary step, it adds added pressure to the team. With MI without a single win and missing key players, Archer’s injury record keeps MI worries about the situation.
Archer joined the Mumbai Indians squad back in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction when he was bought for a whopping price of 8 crores. However, he missed last season’s IPL with an injury. In the previous game, he made his debut for MI where remained wicketless after conceding 33 runs in his stipulated 4-overs spell.
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