England squad for ICC Twenty20 | Jos Buttler leads as Jofra Archer returns after 14 months due to injury layoff
The Hindu
LondonPacer Jofra Archer returns to England's T20 World Cup squad after a 14-month hiatus due to injury.
Pacer Jofra Archer will return to international cricket after a hiatus of 14 months after he was named in England's preliminary squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in London on April 30.
Archer last played for England was in a T20I series against Bangladesh in March 2023. The 29-year-old was England's leading wicket-taker in that series with four scalps from three matches at an economy of 6.63.
But since then Archer was forced to sit on the sidelines because of the recurrence of a stress fracture in his right elbow.
“Jofra Archer has recovered from his right elbow injury and is named in the squad,” said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in its media release.
From January this year, Archer has been working intensely on his return including Sussex's pre-season camps in Abu Dhabi and Bengaluru, besides appearing in a handful of club matches at Barbados.
England, who are the defending champions, will be led by Jos Buttler, who had led them to the title in Australia in 2022.
Lancashire all-rounder Tom Hartley is the sole uncapped player (in T20Is) in the squad.