Published 14:01 IST, March 17th 2020

Jofra Archer baffled by how humans abuse each other; raises voice after facing racism

England's World Cup-winning pacer Jofra Archer came forward and raised his voice after he was subjected to racial abuse by someone on social media recently

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Jofra Archer has come forward and raised his voice after he was recently subjected to racial abuse on social media. Archer was allegedly racially abused by a New Zealand fan during Test series against Kiwis in ir own backyard in vember last year. 

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'It is t ever acceptable': Jofra Archer

It so happened that a person on Instagram had abused Barbadian cricketer on his colour after having watched his live video and when it caught World Cup-winning pacer's attention, he had decided that eugh was eugh and condemned racial abuse. 

"I have given a lot of thought about reacting to this and I hope one else has to deal with stuff like this on a regular basis, it is t ever acceptable and should be addressed properly in my opinion. I will never understand how people feel so freely to say se things to ar human being, it baffles me," Archer wrote on his Instagram story.

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Rajasthan Royals remain optimistic about Jofra Archer's recovery

Speaking to a leading cricket portal about Jofra Archer's recovery, Rajasthan Royals head coach Andrew McDonald mentioned that Rajasthan Royals will be collaborating with ECB and monitoring progression of Archer's recovery. While team is respecting statement that ECB has made, y are t completely ruling out possibility of Archer making a quicker recovery. McDonald confidently stated that team is hurry to replace Archer and will give pacer some time to heal. head coach also conveyed his good wishes to Archer and failed to be bogged down by his injury as y are "a part of game".

Archer has represented inaugural edition winners in last two editions of tournament. In 2018 season, Ajinkya Rahane-led side had finished fourth while team could t qualify for playoffs last season. Royals will be led by Steve Smith in upcoming season. 

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His South Africa tour was cut short after youngster had suffered a stress-related injury in his elbow during Test series. 

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14:01 IST, March 17th 2020