IPL 2023: MI’s Jofra Archer focused on feeling good at the moment ahead of much-awaited return

By India Today Sports Desk: Mumbai Indians pacer Jofra Archer has said that he is focused on feeling good at the moment ahead of his much-awaited return to the IPL.

Archer played MI’s opening match against RCB and has since been on the sidelines due to an injury. The England pacer was bought in the auction before IPL 2022 but hadn’t played for MI till this season because of a lengthy injury layoff.

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Speaking ahead of his much-awaited return, as quoted by ANI, Archer said that he is just focusing on feeling good at the moment.

“To be honest, I still want to bowl fast and stuff – but when you feel good, you bowl good. I just want to focus on feeling good at the minute,”

“Obviously, the last two weeks aren’t exactly what you would hope for after being so fully active. But it’s what you expect when you’ve been off for a long time, the body’s not going to be 100 percent straight away.”

Archer said that he is trying hard to put himself in the best position to play.

“There are going to be moments where it feels a lot more serious than it actually is. I don’t know which game will be the next game, but I’m just trying to put myself in the best position possible [to play],” said Archer.

When Archer was away, MI returned to winning ways. They have won three games on the trot and the England pacer said that the mood in the camp is good.

“It’s a great franchise and hopefully, I get the opportunity to win a few games for them. We’ve won more games than we’ve lost which is miles better than what we did last year, so everything is going well and the mood in the camp is good,” said Archer.

Archer’s debut for MI at the Chinnaswamy didn’t go according to the plan, the England pacer is hoping that his debut in the Wankhede for the team would be a better one.

“I probably didn’t have the debut that I wanted,” he said, “but I do have the opportunity to debut at home. Hopefully, I can make it a proper one this time. “When we played Chennai at home, I couldn’t believe the atmosphere – both teams have an unbelievable following. It is always great seeing the sea of blue [in the stands],”