London, Nov 22 (Reporter) Jofra Archer will be in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction after initially being left off the shortlist, media reports said on Friday. The England fast bowler was entered on the longlist, then not among the 574 names published to go under the hammer last week, BBC reported. It was unclear why Archer appeared to have withdrawn, though there looks to have been some confusion over his future IPL prospects had he not been part of the auction in Saudi Arabia on 24 and 25 November. New rules state any player who has previously featured in the IPL, as Archer has, would be ruled out of the competition for two years had they not entered. The 29-year-old has endured a long battle with injuries dating back to 2020, but has been carefully managed by England since suffering a setback to an elbow problem last summer. He has been a consistent part of the England white-ball set-up since May and has stated his desire to return to Test cricket, having not played in the longest format for almost four years. But if Archer is picked up by an IPL team, a scenario that seems likely given his status as one of the premier pacemen in the world, his route back to Test cricket looks harder. Archer would have to prove his fitness in the County Championship for Sussex, but the early rounds of the season clash with the IPL...////...