The Indian Premier League 2023 is all set to be kicked off in the early part of 2023. All the 10 IPL franchises are currently gearing up for the mini auction. Ahead of the same, Mumbai Indians have got a significant boost as their biggest signing Jofra Archer is likely to be available for the cash rich tournament. According to Cricbuzz, an England Wales Cricket Board representative said that Archer has been healing well and would hopefully return to competitive cricket in early 2023.According to the source, the Barbados-born player is currently with the England Lions side in the UAE.
"He is currently in the UAE with the England Lions team and is continuing his rehab. He is making excellent progress and the view is that he will be looking to play competitively again during the early part of 2023," a spokesman for the England Wales Cricket Board (ECB) told Cricbuzz on Friday.Archer was one of three fast bowlers, along with Saqib Mahmood and Brydon Carse, who are in the UAE to continue their rehabilitation, together with a Lions training group of 15 players.Mo Bobat, the ECB's performance director, said that Archer will play "a substantial part" in the ongoing training camp and that he may play "some sort of part" in the three-day practice match against England's Test team, which begins on November 23 before their December tour to Pakistan. Jofra did not play in the most recent IPL due to injury. However, the Mumbai Indians gambled on him and selected him in the final auction, hoping that the pacer would be ready for the IPL 2023.
