Florida pacer Jofra Archer maintains a sensational performance streak for RR in the IPL 2025 season with impressive showings in consecutive matches. Archer delivered his best performance against PBKS when he took 3 wickets while giving up 25 runs throughout his four overs which propelled RR to a dominant 50-run victory and secured him the Player of the Match accolade. After a successful game Jofra Archer faced an unexpected question from Murali Kartik about his identity during the post-match show since the media focused only on his cricketing achievements. A two-word response from Archer became popular because it showed both maturity and simplicity in answering the question.
Jofra Archer’s Graceful Silence Amid West Indies Vs England Debate
Archer, an international player of Barbadian heritage, chose to represent England at the national level. Despite this, many still associate him with his Caribbean roots. At the presentation ceremony Murali Kartik mentioned a conversation between himself and Ian Bishop about Jofra Archer’s international team selection which took place during their commentary duties.
Murali Kartik: Me and Ian Bishop were having some fun in the commentary box. He said, for everyone he (Archer) is a West Indian. I said, No, he has been snapped up by England.
Jofra Archer: No comment.
Murali Kartik: I expected that from you.
Archer Stays Grounded Amid Success As Royals Climb To Seventh Spot
In training sessions Archer demonstrates the same determination as other team members because he wants to give his team reliable performances during upcoming games.
“Beginning of the tournament that happened but happy to contribute to the win. When there are days like this, you make sure you got to cash in, you enjoy the good ones and take the bad ones in your stride. You will be lucky in some circumstances, everyone is training just as hard as you, everyday is not going to be a great day,” he said.
Rajasthan Royals earned a second win from four games which earned them an improved 7th position in the table.
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