West Indies Cricket Fans Forum
The tug-of-war between West Indies and England
Jofra Archer, who represented West Indies in U19 cricket has also plied his trade in English county and the renowned Australian Big Bash League as well. Following his heroics in the recently concluded BBL|07, the Sussex cricketer also bagged a lucrative deal with IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the upcoming edition.
However, Archer remains ineligible for England until the winter of 2022, when he would have completed a seven-year residency period. With such a long wait ahead, there has been speculation Archer might be tempted to forfeit his ambitions, abandoning residency stipulations to travel the world in pursuit of T20 deals.
England can only pray that the promising youngster doesn’t change his mind until 2022 when he becomes eligible to play for them. In the interim, West Indies will be keen to lure him in before the qualifiers for the 2019 World Cup.
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