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Xtra Time Web Desk: It might sound a bit strange but the injury to England’s pace spearhead Jofra Archer is caused by a glass tank. It was revealed by Ashley Giles, England’s Director of Cricket in an interview on BBC’s Tuffers and Vaughan show on Sunday. The fast bowler from Barbados suffered a finger injury due to a freakish fish tank incident before the tour of India.

Giles revealed the accident caused a cut in the middle finger of Archer’s right hand. The incident happened in Archer’s flat in January. Jofra was fit to play in the first test against India in Chennai but an injury to his elbow was troubling him and forced him to miss out the subsequent test matches. Archer had played two Tests and all the five T20Is against India, and then he was ruled out from the ODI series and the beginning part of the IPL. He was forced to return back to UK following which the ECB management decided to investigate the matter properly.

 “This is going to sound like an awful conspiracy and I can see what’s going happen on Twitter as soon as I say this. But, yeah, he was cleaning at home. He’s got a fish tank. He dropped the fish tank, cut his hand, and he’s been in surgery. He’s come out of it well. It was managed through India, he was treated when he arrived and it wasn’t an open wound on that finger. It didn’t stop him playing, but given he came home for an injection on his elbow, he went to a specialist because the finger was still a bit stiff,” Giles said on BBC’s Tuffers and Vaughan show.

“They’ve operated and I think they found a small fragment of glass still in attendance. It obviously healed but there was part of the fish tank still in his finger. So, it was the right thing to do. We’ve got a clear window to do it as well. We wish him the best for his recovery but it’s true, it’s not a conspiracy,” he added.

Archer has undergone a surgery on his right hand and the decision regarding him playing for Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) will be taken later after assessing his progress.