Jofra Archer, a pacer for England, stated that he hopes to resume bowling by September of this year and is optimistic about competing in the Men's T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November.
After receiving a stress fracture diagnosis in his lower back earlier this year, Archer was forced to withdraw from the English season of competitive cricket.
Since the five-match T20I series in India in March 2021, Archer has not represented England, and during that time, he has had three operations: the first on his hand to remove a shard of glass, and the second and third on his problematic right elbow.
"Despite my most recent setback, a stress fracture in my back that will prevent me from playing this season, I am confident that I still have a lot of cricket left in me. Although I initially felt it when bowling in the nets during England's tour of the Caribbean in March, it wasn't officially discovered by the doctors until May, when I was training with Sussex "In his Daily Mail column, Archer penned.
When Archer bowled at England's practise nets before the second Test against the West Indies in Barbados, he said his back felt OK, but once he returned to England, he noticed a shift. "I didn't think it was much at the time. Fast bowlers have constant agony, but unless scan results prove the presence of a stress fracture, none of us suspect we have one."
"I was flying when I was in Barbados bowling to the Test team in the nets. I had checked every box. I followed the rules exactly. In the gym, I was really severe. I thought I had everything down pat. rehabilitated, rested, and ready. Back in Hove, however, I was aware that something was really wrong. My back pain persisted a full week after I became aware of the problem.
Archer is currently concentrating on his recovery in order to return to competitive cricket after spending a significant amount of time on the sidelines. "This is my second back stress fracture. While the last one was on the left side of the spine, this one is on the right. The surgery I had last December on my elbow is fine.
"Naturally, it has felt like one thing after another, but I'm not terribly irritated at this point because I long ago accepted the possibility of spending a significant amount of time on the sidelines. That would have been far more difficult to handle if I had first played a game before losing my cool. As things stand, nothing has changed, and I continue to work toward returning to the field."
"This county season won't allow for that to occur in a game setting, but the thought that I should be bowling by September with the intention of playing competitive cricket again shortly after keeps me going. Remember that the World Cup begins in October."