Former England cricket team fast bowler James Anderson has registered his name for the mega auction of the Indian Premier League 2025. During this time, he expressed his views openly about the decision taken by him. In fact, on November 5, when the list of players registered for IPL was released by BCCI, 42-year-old James Anderson’s name was also there in it. Anderson has kept his base price at Rs 1.25 crore.
Anderson wants to get experience of playing in IPL
The world’s biggest and most famous league i.e. IPL started in 2008 and since then this is the first time that Anderson has expressed interest in playing in this league. The entire cricket world is surprised by his decision because he had retired from the Test format only a few months ago. Currently, Anderson also served as the coaching staff of the England Test team during the recent tour of Pakistan and was also a fast bowling consultant. “There’s still something in me that I feel I can still play,” Anderson told the BBC Radio 4 Today podcast.
Jimmy said, I have never played IPL, I have never experienced it and I think I still have a lot to offer as a player for many reasons. Let us tell you that this 42-year-old player had said that he is ready to play Test for a few more seasons and he does not have much role in the decision of retirement, as the England team management had made it clear at the beginning of the season. That they plan to move forward. Anderson played 19 T20 Internationals for England between 2007 and 2009 and last played for Warwickshire in Birmingham in 2014.
The bowler, who has taken the highest number of wickets for England in Test cricket, said that getting an IPL contract and being a part of one of the biggest sports leagues in the world will help him understand the game better. “I’ve done a little bit of coaching since finishing my career in the summer,” Anderson said. I’ve been doing a bit of mentoring or whatever you want to call it with the England team. I think opening my eyes to something like this and experiencing it can probably help expand my knowledge of the game and help me in the future.
