Kolkata: England pacer Jofra Archer has enlisted his name in the list for the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, scheduled to take place on February 12 and 13. The Barbados-born express bowler has put himself in the highest reserve price category, INR 2 crore, along with 47 other players.
Though this may appear to be thrilling at first, the 26-year-old will virtually certainly miss the T20 league’s 2022 season owing to ongoing injury issues.
Archer had undergone an elbow surgery in December last year and will reportedly keep him out of action till the summer this year. Meanwhile, the BCCI plans to host the IPL sometime in March.
“The ECB has registered Archer for the auction with a view to potential participation in 2023 and 2024, as due to his current injury it is unlikely that he can participate in IPL 2022,” the BCCI wrote to the franchises providing a list of 44 new names that has been added to the register.
Due to his injury problems, Archer was unable to participate in the Marquee set. “He won’t feature in the Marquee or other sets to be presented. He will be available to be called during the accelerated auction and whoever picks him will not get a replacement player for IPL 2022 season for his place as he is already injured and unlikely to participate in IPL 2022 season,” the BCCI wrote to the franchises explaining his exclusion from the marquee list.
