Not Kohli or ABD! Jofra Archer Names His Toughest IPL Opponent
Jofra Archer has revealed the toughest batter he has bowled to in the IPL. And the answer for the same has surprised the cricket fans to a great extent. He didn't name the top IPL batsmen such as Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, David Warner, or any other record holders; instead, he went with KL Rahul.
Jofra Archer is one of the most lethal bowlers in the game right now. With his height and pace, he has been able to dominate bowlers across all formats of the game. Even in the recently concluded IPL season, he was able to devastate the batsmen with his aggressive bowling skills.
But there has been one batsman in the Indian Premier League, against whom Jofra Archer struggled in his early days. While most of the cricket fans would expect it to be players such as Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, David Warner, or anyone else, the answer is not what they expected Jofra to give.
KL Rahul vs Jofra Archer in T20s:
- Runs: 108
- Balls: 73
- Strike Rate: 147.9
- Average: 54
- Fours: 13
- Sixes: 4
Recently, he was asked about the batter who made him struggle in his early days in the IPL. And Jofra Archer didn't even take a second to respond by taking the name of KL Rahul. At the time when Archer made his debut in the IPL, Rahul was dominating the shortest format of the game with ease.
Our Take
Even the most lethal bowlers in the Indian Premier League, such as Jofra Archer, have agreed that KL Rahul was one of the toughest batters he faced in his early days. At a time when everyone thought that facing Jofra Archer was the toughest thing, KL Rahul was able to do it with ease. Taking a look at the recently concluded IPL season, both Archer and Rahul were able to give phenomenal performances for their teams respectively.