“The news shook everyone up”: Jofra Archer remarks how Shane Warne’s untimely death would be a huge loss for the Cricket world

Gurpreet Singh | 14/03/2022
"The news shook everyone up": Jofra Archer remarks how Shane Warne's untimely death would be a huge loss for the Cricket world

Jofra Archer remarks how Shane Warne’s death news saddened him as he along with scores of people have grown up watching him bowl.

Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne’s sudden, untimely death at his villa in Thailand a few days ago had left the entire Cricketing fraternity in utter disbelief and in a state of shock.

Fans and renowned public figures from across the globe took to their respective social media handles to pay their tributes and offer condolences and much needed strength to his family and well wishers.

England speedster Jofra Archer, who has played for the Rajasthan Royals-the Indian Premier League franchise which had lifted the inaugural season title under the leadership of Warne, also expressed his grief on the unfortunate news on Monday.

Jofra Archer remarks how Shane Warne’s death news saddened him

During an interaction with the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians (MI), who roped in Archer for a whooping INR 8 Crore during last month’s mega auction ahead of the imminent IPL season, exclaimed how he, as along with scores of individuals had grown up watching Shane Warne bowl, and how one did not have to meet him to feel saddened by his untimely death.

“The news shook everyone up because we have all grown up watching him bowl. You did not even have to meet him to feel saddened by his passing, so imagine the people who were actually lucky enough to share the same space as him. He is definitely going to be a huge loss for the cricket world,” said Archer.

The 26-year-old was roped in by MI despite him announcing his unavailability from the upcoming season of the league due to a still recovering elbow injury.

The English pacer had undergone two surgeries to treat his troubled right elbow, but has assured to play for MI next year during the league’s 16th season.

The Barbados-born cricketer had represented the Rajasthan Royals (RR) for three seasons since 2018, before he was released last year due to the elbow injury. He played a total of 35 IPL matches, and has picked up 46 wickets at an average of 21.32, at a decent enough economy rate of 7.13 runs per Over for RR.

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Gurpreet Singh

Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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