Jofra Archer 'hopeful' of playing in IPL 2021 if tournament gets rescheduled

England pacer Jofra Archer is hopeful of playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League IPL if the tournament gets rescheduled later this yearThe IPL governing council GC and Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI in an emergency meeting unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 season The BCCI is keen to tap the September window before the T20 World Cup to finish the leagueArcher didnt play a single game in the IPL 2021 but the pacer is hopeful of featuring in the tournament if it gets rescheduledIf I did go to India probably would have home early anyway Hopefully if it IPL does get reschedule for this year I will be able to go again It was a hard decision not to go to India it was really unpredictable I could have gone but I dont know how many games would I have played said Archer on Sussex Cricket YouTube channelRajasthan Royals and England supported me in my decision You obviously build a good relationship as I have been the Royals for the last three years Stokes too suffered a bit I think going over his hand and I dont even know if he going to be ready for these Tests against New Zealand he addedArcher had suffered a cut to his hand while cleaning at his home in January shortly before flying to India to prepare for the Test seriesThe ECBs medical team managed the injury throughout the tour and it did not impact his availability A fragment of glass was removed during the operation to his middle finger on his right hand in MarchArcher had played two Tests and all the five T20Is against India and then he was ruled out from the ODI series and the first half of the IPLEarlier this week Ashley Giles the managing director of the England mens team hinted that Englands centrally contracted players are likely to miss the remainder of the IPL 2021 wherever and whenever the tournament resumesGiles said Englands schedule for the summer is incredibly busy and the management wants to look after their playersNone of us knows what a rearranged IPL looks like at the moment where its going to be or when But from when we start this summer against New Zealand our programme is incredibly busy ESPNcricinfo quoted Giles as sayingWeve got a lot of important highprofile cricket including the T20 World Cup and the Ashes And were going to have to look after our players he had addedMeanwhile Archer made a comeback as he played his firstclass match for Sussex since September 2018 on ThursdayAlso ReadIPL 2021 ECB offering daily advice to cricketers in IndiaThis 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