England pacer Jofra Archer, who has undergone surgery on his right elbow, says he eyes T20 World Cup and the Ashes later this year.
In his column with the Daily Mail, Archer has said that he wants to take time during his recovery as he doesn’t want to risk injury in the future.
Archer wrote: “I am determined about post-elbow operation is not to rush my comeback because my primary focus is to be playing for England in the Twenty20 World Cup and Ashes later this year.”
“Those are my targets. If I come back before then and manage to play in the home Test series against India — then fine, so be it. If I don’t, I am quite prepared to sit out the summer.
“The way I am looking at things is that I would rather miss a few weeks of a year so that I have a few more years in my career.”
The paceman had the operation, last week and his recovery will be reviewed by his consultant in four weeks, at which point Archer will receive further guidance about when he can start bowling again.
On his career, the pacer said that if he doesn’t get his surgery right then he ‘won’t play any cricket’.
