Archer was emotional in his first in West Indies
Jofra Archer had tears in his eyes as he took in the scene at Kensington Oval, preparing to represent England in his motherland for the first time.
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Posted - 2024-06-07T00:57:27+06:00
Updated - 2024-06-07T00:57:27+06:00
Jofra Archer had tears in his eyes as he took in the scene at Kensington Oval, preparing to represent England in his motherland for the first time. When his name was announced at the start of the second over, his first in the match against Scotland, the crowd's cheering was as loud and warm as if he had been representing West Indies.
"Yeah, it was a little bit emotional," Archer said, speaking at Windward Cricket Club, just a stone's throw from his Barbados home. "I had a little bit of water in my eye, a bit of a cry but I was just settling.
"The prime minister invited us up to the box when [the match] got cancelled, but she said she pretty much cancelled school, and CJ's old school, so the kids could come and watch us. It was really, really emotional. As I said earlier, I had a little bit of water in my eye and it wasn't the rain. It was really, really nice. I saw a clip of one of the reporters as well - she went to primary school with me - and she was going around to people in the ground, by the statue, and that was touching. I felt really supported. I felt unbelievable."