GT vs MI: Why is Jofra Archer Not Playing Today IPL Match? Check MI Playing XI

The massive breaking news development coming from the Mumbai Indians (MI) camp is that their star pace bowler Jofra Archer is not playing their seventh encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) against the Gujarat Titans (GT) taking place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Things did not worked out really well for the Mumbai Indians recently in the ongoing 16th edition of the IPL as they suffered a poor 13-run loss at the hands of Punjab Kings in their last game.

GT vs MI: Why is Jofra Archer Not Playing Today IPL Match?

After having won the toss and opting to bowl first, the Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma mentioned that fast bowler Jofra Archer is not included in the MI playing 11 for today’s GT vs MI match. Rohit further mentioned that the star England speedster was actually not well and subsequently, he was not available for selection. After having played the first game this IPL 2023 season against Royal Challengers Bangalore where he went wicketless, Archer missed as many as four games for the Mumbai Indians due to a shoulder injury. He returned back in action during the last match against Mumbai Indians but ended with quite expensive figures of 1 for 42 from his four overs.

“We are gonna bowl first. We saw the pitch, it was hard. They put a lot of water there. Want to make best use of the conditions. Start well early on and see where the game is heading. Games like that happen, we made some errors and we accepted that. It’s important how you come back from that situation, that’s critical. We had a good chat and hopefully we can turn things around. We’ve got 2 changes – Hrithik Shokeen misses out from the last game. Kumar Kartikeya is going to play. Jofra is not well. Riley is back,” said Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma during the toss.

MI Playing XI

1. Ishan Kishan (wk)
2. Rohit Sharma (C)
3. Cameron Green
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Nehal Wadhera
6. Tim David
7. Piyush Chawla
8. Arjun Tendulkar
9. Kumar Kartikeya
10. Riley Meredith
11. Jason Behrendorff

Jofra Archer IPL 2023 Salary

MI made a surprising move in the IPL 2022 mega auction by securing Jofra Archer for INR 8 Crore despite his known unavailability due to injury. The team’s long-term vision is clear as they invest in Archer’s talent and anticipate his return to full fitness for future seasons. MI’s management has faith in Archer as a key asset in their bowling arsenal for the IPL 2023 season.

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