London: Jofra Archer has undergone surgery to remove a glass fragment from a tendon on his right hand on Monday after he sustained an injury while cleaning the fish tank at home, England's director of cricket Ashley Giles said.
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Archer suffered the injury in January and the injury was managed by England physio during their Test and T20 series against India.
“He's got a fish tank, dropped the fish tank and cut his hand,” Giles told a British media.
"This is going to sound like an awful conspiracy and I know what's going to happen on Twitter straight away when I say this. But it's true, it's not a conspiracy, it was a fish tank. He was cleaning at home.
"He's been in surgery today and he's come out of it well. They've operated and actually, I think they found a small fragment of glass still in the tendon.”
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The 25-year-old fast bowler played two of England's four Tests in India and all five T20 matches during the recently concluded series.
Due to the injury and subsequent surgery, Archer will miss the start of the Indian Premier League season 2021, starting April 9.
