Jofra Archer has been listed in the auction but he is unlikely to feature in the 2022 season
On Tuesday the IPL sent out its final auction pool, which has been halved from the original longlist of 1214 players to a pruned version, based on the wishlist of the 10 franchises, comprising 590 players. This final list includes 44 new names that were registered in the auction pool upon the request of the franchises.
One of those 44 happens to be the England fast bowler Jofra Archer, who the ECB recently said is in the final stages of his recovery from elbow surgery with a planned return to all cricket in June. In the email sent to franchises on Tuesday, which has been seen by ESPNcricinfo, the IPL chief operating officer Hemang Amin said Archer would be part of the accelerated set of players, which will commence from player No. 161.
Amin also said the ECB had made it clear that Archer was “unlikely” to play in IPL 2022 and if any franchise picks him up they will not be able to get a replacement. “The ECB has registered Jofra 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,” Amin said. “Therefore, his name has been included in the auction list but 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.”
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Gaurav Sundararaman is senior stats analyst and Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo