'It’s going to be a nice challenge' - Jofra Archer is upbeat about battle with Jos Buttler in RR vs GT clash

The upcoming match between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Gujarat Titans (GT) will feature some great battles among the players. This will be the second time the two sides will be facing each other in the tournament, this time at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

One of the battles that the fans will be looking forward to is between the two English heavyweights - GT’s swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler and RR’s express paceman Jofra Archer. The two players have also spent a lot of time together in international cricket as well which makes this an interesting matchup to look out for. Archer has opened up on the former England skipper and revealed it is going to be a big challenge to bowl to him.

“Yeah he’s definitely a difficult, difficult guy to bowl at, obviously he’s in a bit of form as well and you know, like it’s weird after seeing so much of him I’ve been with him from January pretty much until the start of this IPL. So you know it’s going to be a nice challenge and I can’t wait for Monday," Jofra Archer said to Jiohotstar.

"Honestly, you can’t tell if we’re winning or losing and I think that is a good thing because everybody has remained the same. When we win you don’t get too high, when we lose we don’t go too low and you know everybody’s still making jokes and laughing and still carrying on as normal so you cannot really tell what position we are on the table if you just watch them,” Archer concluded.

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𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈𝙈𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙍𝙄𝙑𝘼𝙇𝙎! 👀 "It's going to be a nice challenge." #JofraArcher on his national teammate and IPL rival #JosButtler ahead of the high-stakes RR vs GT clash 🔥 Will RR keep their playoff hopes alive, or will GT reclaim the top spot on the table? 🤔

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Speaking of the performances of both players, Jofra Archer has taken nine wickets in the nine games he has played so far and is the second-highest wicket-taker for the Royals. On the other hand, Buttler has been one of the in-form players for the Titans with 356 runs from eight games and has an average of 71.20 and a strike rate of 165.58.