England paceman Jofra Archer is a uncertain starter for the T20I series towards India, which will get underway on Friday (March 12) after struggling a recurrence of an elbow downside. Archer had missed the fourth and last Test towards India in Ahmedabad on account of the identical elbow downside.
England head coach Chris Silverwood knowledgeable that the aspect’s medical crew will monitor the state of affairs and a call can be taken accordingly. “Jofra’s elbow did flare up a little bit and the medical staff are managing that at the moment. Obviously, we’ll monitor his progress. The medical staff are talking about how we deal with this long term,” Silverwood mentioned throughout a digital press convention on Sunday (March 7).
“He’s trained today (Sunday) with the white-ball squad. We’ll be monitoring his situation but he got through training today,” he added concerning the Rajasthan Royals paceman.
Archer had additionally missed the second Test of the four-match series towards India as a result of identical elbow difficulty. When requested concerning the workload administration of Archer, Silverwood replied: “I’ll be guided by the medics. We’ll see the place we find yourself with him. I need Jofra to be match for all types of cricket. I need him to have a protracted, profitable Test profession. Could we restrict the variety of overs he bowls? It’s not one thing I might exit and predict however we’ll discover out in the course of time.
“The important thing for me at the moment is that Jofra gets every resource we can provide to make sure he does have a long and successful Test career. I’m not sure surgery has come up yet. I’ll be guided by the medics on that. I wouldn’t say I’m concerned, no,” he added.
India and England can be locking in the five-match T20I series, starting on Friday. The Virat Kohli-led India certified for the World Test Championship (WTC) last after profitable the Test series towards England. India gained the fourth Test by an innings and 25 runs to win the four-match series 3-1.
(with ANI inputs)
