Akash Ambani: Fit Jofra Archer will make formidable partnership with Bumrah

Mumbai Indians spending Rs 8 crore on an injured Jofra Archer surprised many but owner Akash Ambani on Sunday reckoned that the England pacer would form a formidable partnership with Jasprit Bumrah once he regains fitnessArcher was bought by fivetime champions MI on the second day of the IPL 2022 mega auction hereWe took all those into considerations After yesterday what the fast bowlers went at one option became very dear to us that Jofra was the only marquee fast bowler left in the listSo we had discussed his name previously also and of course he Archer is not available this year but when he is fit and available I believe that with Jasprit Bumrah he will make a formidable partnership Ambani said during a virtual press conferenceBased purely on a leap of faith MI paid a whopping Rs 8 crore for Archer despite his unavailability in the 2022 edition of the cashrich leagueAmbani also spoke highly of Tim David whom his franchise picked at a staggering Rs 825 crore terming him as one of the best finishers in the worldTim is a player we have been tracking for last two or three years you know he was playing the associate nations and last year he got a good half a year experience with RCB Royal Challengers Bangalore which was crucial for him to know what all goes on in the IPL and what level one does need to perform said AmbaniWe always believed in his skills he is one of the best finishers in the world and as soon as we knew Hardik Pandya was not in our team sheet we knew that slot had to go to a foreigner because there is no one in India than Hardik said AkashThe owner hoped that the players they bought dont feel the pressure of the price tag Mumbai Indians broke the bank to pick the most expensive player of this years auction in wicketkeeperbatter Ishan KishanIt feels good to have the most expensive buy of the auction This is the first time weve done that Ambani saidAmbani also made it clear that the Jharkhand dasher will open the batting Ishan will definitely open the batting for us in the upcoming season added Ambani in the presence of former India pacer Zaheer Khan and head coach Mahela JayawardeneThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever