Anderson to retire from Test cricket in early 2024
Former England fast bowler James Anderson has registered his name for the IPL 2025 mega auction. Anderson has set his base price at Rs 1.25 crore. Seeing this, many stalwarts of the cricket world expressed surprise. Now he has spoken openly about his decision to register himself.
This is the first time James Anderson has shown his interest in playing IPL since the inception of the league in 2008. Seeing his name registered in the list of players, people were left wondering, because Anderson retired from Test cricket just a few months ago. After this, Anderson also worked as a fast bowling consultant for the England Test team in the home summer and the series against Pakistan.
I have a lot more to offer as a player – James Anderson
Meanwhile, in the BBC Radio 4 Today podcast, Anderson said, there is still something inside me, which makes me feel that I can still play. I have never played IPL, I have never experienced it. For many reasons I feel I have more to offer as a player.
Let us tell you that James Anderson played 19 T20 International matches for England between 2007 and 2009 and last played a T20 match for Warwickshire in Birmingham in 2014. Now it remains to be seen whether any franchise shows interest in Anderson after his arrival in the mega auction.
The mega auction for IPL 2025 is scheduled to be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A total of 1574 players have registered for this mega auction. Out of this, only a maximum of 204 slots will be filled.