Cricket-Archer won't rush return risking T20 World Cup, Ashes prospects


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 27 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Fourth Twenty20 International - India v England - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - March 18, 2021 England's Jofra Archer celebrates the wicket of India's Rohit Sharma REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

LONDON (Reuters) - England fast bowler Jofra Archer will not rush his return from elbow surgery in case it affects his primary targets of playing the Twenty20 World Cup in India and the subsequent Ashes series against Australia later this year, the 26-year-old has said.

Archer underwent surgery on his right elbow on Friday and has been ruled out of England's two-test series against New Zealand starting next month.

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