Jofra Archer to miss England one-day series in India and start of IPL season due to elbow problem

Pace bowler ruled out of three 50-over games in Pune and will no longer join up with Rajasthan Royals for start of their campaign

India captain Virat Kohli celebrates after beating England by 36 runs to clinch a 3-2 T20 series victory at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday, March 20. AFP

England's Jofra Archer is run out for just one. Reuters

India's Shardul Thakur celebrates after taking the wicket of Dawid Malan. AFP

England batsman Dawid Malan is clean bowled by India's Shardul Thakur for 68. AFP

India bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar finished with 2-15 off his four overs. AFP

England batsman Jos Buttler on his way to 52. AP

England's Jos Buttler, right, is congratulated by teammate Dawid Malan after reaching his half-century. AFP

India captain Virat Kohli celebrates the dismissal of England's Jos Buttler. AFP

England's Dawid Malan top-scored for England with 68. Getty

India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar, left, celebrates clean-bowling England opener Jason Roy for a duck. Reuters

India's Virat Kohli celebrates reaching his half-century that helped his team reach 224-2. AFP

India captain Virat Kohli on his way to an unbeaten 80 off 52 balls. AP

England's Mark Wood drops a chance off India batsman Rohit Sharma. AFP

India's Rohit Sharma on his way to 64 off 34 balls. PA

India's Rohit Sharma, left, celebrates his half century with Virat Kohli. Reuters

England captain Eoin Morgan looks on during India's innings. Reuters

India's Rohit Sharma is clean bowled by England bowler Ben Stokes. AFP

Ben Stokes celebrates the wicket of Rohit Sharma with England teammates. Getty

England fielder Chris Jordan takes a one-handed catch on the boundary before throwing ball to Jason Roy in one movement to dismiss India's Suryakumar Yadav for 32. AFP

Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England's one-day series against India and will also miss the start of the Indian Premier League due to his ongoing elbow injury.

The 25-year-old has just completed five Twenty20 appearances for England in the space of nine days, bowling his maximum allocation of 20 overs, but has been managing a painful right elbow throughout.

He missed two of the four Tests against India as a result of the same issue and is being sent back home further assessment.

As a result he will play no part in the three 50-over games in Pune next week and will no longer join up with Rajasthan Royals for the beginning of the IPL campaign.

He has a deal worth around £800,000 with Rajasthan Royals, where he plays with Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, but the two-month workload has been seen as a step too far.

"Jofra Archer is returning to the UK for further management and investigation of his right elbow injury," said an ECB statement.

"Jofra's elbow issue has deteriorated over the course of the Twenty20 International series and made it increasingly challenging for him to maintain performance levels."

The elbow problem has been a constant problem for Archer since the Barbadian-born player made his international debut in 2019.

And it was some debut year as Archer played a key role in England winning the World Cup on home turf, including bowling the crucial super over after the match against New Zealand in the final finished as a tie.

He was then named in the Ashes Test squad to take on Australia where he would take his first five-wicket haul in the third match at Headingley. Archer would go on to be named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year.

After the T20 defeat against India on Saturday, that saw the hosts lose the series 3-2, captain Eoin Morgan admitted that Archer's injury was proving a problem.

"He clearly has a progressive injury which has become worse and does need attention," he said. "We are going to wait until tonight and tomorrow to see how Jofra has pulled up.

"It will be over to our medical team to make a decision and hopefully the decision Jofra comes to will be the best for us in the long term."

Archer helps England win 2019 World Cup