IPL 2018: 5 players who can miss IPL 11
The IPL is entering its second decade and, the most exciting news so far has been the return of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals after a suspension of two years. IPL 11 promises to be another action-packed, star-studded league, like the past ten editions.
The 11th season of IPL is slated to kick off from April 7th with arch-rivals Mumbai Indians(MI) taking on Chennai Super Kings(CSK) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Before the start of the season itself, many issues are surrounding IPL 11 which have put question marks over the availability of the players.
Here goes a list of 5 players whose participation in IPL 11 is doubt due to several issues:
#5 Jofra Archer
Rajasthan Royals bought Jofra Archer for a whopping sum of ₹7.2 crores in the auction held at Bengaluru.
Jofra Archer attracted the headlines with his stint for Hobart Hurricanes in the recently concluded Big-Bash League. Even in Pakistan Super League(PSL), he played two matches for Quetta Gladiators and was quite impressive in both outings for them. Now, the concern is he is ruled out for the rest of PSL due to a side strain. Gladiators have called Ben Laughlin as a replacement for him.
The matter of tension and, a concern is now for Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan based franchise turned every stone to build the strong squad. However, Archer's fitness is a severe problem for them, who have highly relied on Archer and Unadkat for their bowling attack. It is not clear if he will be available for the IPL or not.