‘Doesn’t feel right to see you…’ – Paarl Royals owner gets emotional after meeting Jofra Archer during SA20
Manoj Badale, Jofra Archer (Image Credit: Twitter)
England pacer Jofra Archer and Paarl Royals owner, Manoj Badale met each other during the ongoing SA20 2023. The former has made his comeback in competitive cricket after February 2021. At the time, he played the Test and T20I series in India. During the T20I series, Archer sustained an elbow that kept him out of the game for almost two years.
However, despite that, he was bought by Mumbai during the Indian T20 League player auction in 2022. The team had said that they were building the team for the long term and the 2019 World Cup winner is part of their plans. Meanwhile, when Cricket South Africa (CSA) conducted a player auction for the inaugural season of the ongoing tournament, the franchise, that owns MI Cape Town signed the Barbadian.
Now, the England pacer is part of the franchises, both teams. Meanwhile, in the ongoing SA20, Paarl Royals owner and Archer met each other. During the meeting, Badale was heard saying “‘ “.
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https://twitter.com/paarlroyals/status/1616856487502151682?s=20
Jofra Archer played for Rajasthan for three seasons
The fans might be aware of the fact that the right-arm pacer played for Rajasthan in the Indian T20 League from 2018 to 2020. During the mega auction in 2018, the inaugural winners of the league signed him. He was part of the team till the 2020 season. Ahead of the 2021 season, he sustained an elbow injury that kept him out of the game for almost two years.
Now, in both SA20 and the biggest T20 league, Jofra is part of the same franchise. Currently, he is playing for MI Cape Town. In a few months, he will play for Mumbai in the 16th season of the Indian T20 League. It will be fascinating to see him and Jasprit Bumrah sharing the White Kookaburra in the upcoming season. At this point, the league is set to start on April 1 this year.
