26 Facts About Jofra Archer

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Jofra Chioke Archer was born on 1 April 1995 and is a Barbadian and English cricketer who represents England in international cricket.

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Jofra Archer made his international debut for England in May 2019, and was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

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Jofra Archer then made his Test debut later that summer, against Australia in the 2019 Ashes series.

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Jofra Chioke Archer was born on 1 April 1995 in Bridgetown, Barbados.

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Jofra Archer moved to England in 2015, and initially would not have been eligible to play for England until the winter of 2022.

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Jofra Archer played for West Indies Under-19s three times in 2014, but had signalled his intention to make himself available to England once his residency period was complete.

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Jofra Archer made his first-class debut for Sussex during Pakistan's tour of England in July 2016, and his List A debut later that month against Gloucestershire, in the 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup.

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Jofra Archer was bought by the Khulna Titans in the 2017 BPL season.

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Jofra Archer was signed by the Quetta Gladiators as a replacement for Carlos Brathwaite in the 2018 Pakistan Super League draft.

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Jofra Archer made his PSL debut against Karachi Kings and took 2 wickets.

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Jofra Archer played two matches in total and pulled out of the remaining tournament due to a side strain.

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Jofra Archer then made his Indian Premier League debut on 22 April 2018, against the Mumbai Indians when he took three wickets and was named the player of the match.

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In 2020, Jofra Archer won the IPL Most Valuable Player award despite his team, Rajasthan Royals, finishing bottom of the league.

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Jofra Archer made his ODI debut for England against Ireland on 3 May 2019.

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Jofra Archer made his Twenty20 International debut for England against Pakistan on 5 May 2019.

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Jofra Archer was not included in England's preliminary squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

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On 21 May 2019, England finalised their squad for the World Cup, with Jofra Archer named in the final fifteen-man squad.

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Jofra Archer played in all England's matches, as they went on to win the Cricket World Cup, with Archer bowling the super over, after the match ended in a tie in the final against New Zealand.

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Jofra Archer was again named in the twelve-man squad for the second Ashes Test, and made his Test debut in the match.

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Jofra Archer took his first wicket in Test cricket, dismissing Australia's opener Cameron Bancroft.

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Jofra Archer was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the 2020 Test series against the West Indies, and was part of the England team for the first Test match of the series.

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However, on the morning of the second Test, Jofra Archer was dropped from England's squad for the fixture, after he breached biosecurity protocols.

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Jofra Archer returned to the team for the third Test, and for two of the three Tests against Pakistan.

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In May and December 2021, Jofra Archer underwent two operations for an elbow injury, ruling him out of the international team for twelve months.

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In May 2022, Jofra Archer was ruled out of playing during the 2022 English summer due to a back stress fracture.

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Jofra Archer had returned to the team earlier in 2023 before suffering a recurrance of the injury.