Jofra Archer

Jofra Archer

Jofra Chioke Archer is a Barbadian-born English cricketer representing England and Sussex. He made his international debut for England in May 2019, and was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction for £800,000.

About Jofra Archer in brief

Summary Jofra ArcherJofra Chioke Archer is a Barbadian-born English cricketer representing England and Sussex. He made his international debut for England in May 2019, and was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In April 2020, Archer was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year. In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction for £800,000. On 22 April 2018, against the Mumbai Indians on his Indian Premier League debut, he took three wickets and was named the player of the match.

In July 2019, the England and Wales Cricket Board named Archer in England’s fourteen-man Test squad for the first match of the 2019 Ashes series. He was omitted from England’s final eleven for the match, after continuing rehabilitation from an injury. Archer was again named in the twelve-man Squad for the second Ashes Test, and made his Test debut in the match against Australia.