Eoin Morgan’s squad seem to enjoy each other’s company and a repeat of incidents such as the 1986 Richard Hadlee Alfa Romeo furore appear unlikely
The English players suddenly disappeared in the final stages of the Indian Premier League. So it was quite an achievement for Jofra Archer to be given the Most Valuable Player award at the conclusion of the tournament. His side, Rajasthan Royals, an English enclave since Archer was accompanied there by Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Tom Curran, finished bottom of the table. How strange would it seem if the PFA’s player of the year played for Norwich City, who came last in the Premier League in the 2019-20 season?
Archer won the award via some form of algorithm. So obviously there can be no arguments there. He accrued 305 points and was therefore ahead of Kagiso Rabada of Delhi Capitals, who came second (298 points), and Jasprit Bumrah who played for the eventual winners, Mumbai Indians (269.5 points). At last a formula has been concocted that seems to favour the downtrodden breed of pace bowlers rather than the fancy Dans up the order.
Written by Vic Marks
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