At the 2022 mega-auction, Mumbai Indians spent INR 8 crore (then USD 1.06m approx.) on Archer even though he had just undergone elbow surgery and was not fit to play that season. He played five games for MI in 2023, taking two wickets, before his season was ended prematurely by another elbow issue.

The tug of war over Jofra Archer’s involvement in next year’s IPL has ended with him being picked up by Rajasthan Royals for £1.2m in an auction of unprecedented excess that saw India’s Rishabh Pant bought for a record figure of near £2.

In a fierce bidding war at the IPL auction, Rajasthan Royals secured Jofra Archer for a whopping Rs 12.50 crore. Archer, returning after an injury, pr