Jofra Archer has undergone a minor elbow operation during his recent absence from the Indian Premier League’s Mumbai Indians and now faces further speculation over his fitness.
The England seamer was absent for three weeks, missing four IPL matches with what his coach, Mark Boucher, described as “a little niggle”, before returning for Saturday’s defeat to Punjab Kings when he bowled his full allocation of four overs and showed no obvious signs of discomfort.
