Archer hasn't played international cricket since March 2021 or any competitive cricket since May of that year, when he underwent the first of two elbow operations.
Mumbai Indians picked up Tim David for Rs 8.25 crore in the mega auction 2022 on Sunday.
Archer was bought by the five-time IPL champions on the second day of the IPL 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru on Sunday.
The franchise took a conscious risk by signing the English all-rounder as England and Wales Cricket Board earlier said it is 'unlikely' that Archer will play IPL later in the year.
England pacer Jofra Archer is set to miss out the West Indies tour as he has undergone a second surgery on his injured right elbow. The right-arm pacer will be out of the game until next summer, the England and Wales Cricket Board said.
He also said that England have been successful for so long as the players can dominate at any stage of the match.
Jofra Archer believes that his best years in Test cricket are yet to come as he is still only 26.
The 26-year-old had undergone scans on his injured right elbow last week. The scans revealed that he has suffered a recurrence of a stress fracture of his right elbow.
Stokes had missed the two-Test series against New Zealand due to the finger injury he sustained during this year's Indian Premier League (IPL).
Giles is confident that Archer will return to his peak following surgery and recuperation.
England play New Zealand in two Test matches beginning June 2, which Archer will surely miss. They then play India in a five-match Test series that begins on August 4.
Archer had to pull out of the Indian Premier League because of the elbow injury and then felt pain in the same area bowling for Sussex in an English County Championship match last week.
ECB on Sunday confirmed that Archer has been ruled out of the two-Test series against New Zealand, scheduled to start from June 2.
Hussain said that England will want a fit Archer for the T20 World Cup and the Ashes set to be played later in the year.
The Barbadian-born pacer could only bowl five overs for Sussex in the second innings against Kent and complained of a sore elbow. It was his first game after the injury lay-off.
England start the summer with a two-Test series against New Zealand from June 2. That will be followed by a five-Test series against India from August 4 to September 14.
The England star said that he may return to the Indian Premier League if the tournament is rescheduled later this year.
Archer wasn't sure of attaining match-fitness during the course of the tournament as he described the situation as 'unpredictable'.
Turning out for Sussex in a County Championship game against Kent on Thursday, Archer finished with figures of 2 for 29 from his 13 overs.
The Ashes begins on December 8, with Australia playing host to England.
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