IPL 2025: Jofra Archer back on shortlist three days before mega auction

The Indian Premier League IPL governing council has brought back into the auction pool England pacer Jofra Archer after the pacers name was found absent from the list sent to the franchises a report has claimedJust three days before the twoday Mega Auction for IPL 2025 to be held in Jeddah Saudi Arabia and a couple of days after the list of players in the auction pool was put out it was officially confirmed to the franchises that Jofra Archer will also be available for auction a report in ESPNcricinfo claimed on ThursdayWhile the IPL governing body and the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI are yet to officially confirm the news ESPNcricinfo reported that Archer has been included in the pool and the franchises will be interested to see the set which features the England pacer Archer has set himself a base price of Rs 2 croreArcher who has struggled with injuries of late along with his England teammate Mark Wood were among the prominent names absent from the 574player shortlist the IPL had sent to the franchisesESPNcricinfo understands Archer and his representatives have been in discussions with the ECB and the BCCI this week seeking clarification on the repercussions in the event that he was not part of the shortlist Archer has a central contract with the ECB which runs until the end of September giving them an element of control over his workload the report claimedAlso ReadBumrah nails Smith for golden duck fans recall ODI World Cup final WATCHArcher has not played Test cricket since 2021 but the England setup is confident that he will be back in action early next year Though Rob Keys had told the Sunday Times that he has his fingers crossed over whether Archer could play Test cricket next summer the pacers decision to play IPL in AprilMay makes it difficult for the pacer to play domestic redball cricket for Sussex which could have paved way for his return to the longer former of the gameEngland Cricket Board ECB is in a difficult situation because if it blocks Archers participation in IPL 2025 as it did in the previous edition would make him unable to be part of the miniauction next year as per the new rulesThe IPL has introduced new regulations for this auction cycle stipulating that players who have previously appeared in the league but do not register for a megaauction would be unable to register for the subsequent miniauction A separate regulation says that a player who is signed at an auction and then withdraws without a legitimate reason will face a twoyear banThese new rules seem to have played a role in the 29yearold Archer who returned to whiteball cricket during the recent series against Pakistan has decided to enter the auction frayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever