IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Will James Anderson play IPL?

By Prem Kumar Nov 7, 2024, 09:30 IST

Indian Premier League 2025 Mega Auction: IPL 2025 Mega Auction is going to be held in Jeddah on 24 and 25 November. A total of 1524 players have registered their names for this. According to ESPNcricinfo report, England's legendary fast bowler James Anderson has also given his name in the auction.

Let us tell you that Anderson is a Test specialist bowler and has not played IPL till date. Anderson played his last international T20 match in 2009. If reports are to be believed, Anderson has registered his name in the auction with a base price of 1.25 crores. 42-year-old England fast bowler James Anderson has completely retired from international cricket.

He said goodbye to Test cricket this year. Anderson has not played much T20 cricket in his career. He is one of the most successful bowlers in Test cricket. Now it will be interesting to see if Anderson will find any buyer if he comes in the mega auction. From 2002 to 2024, James Anderson has played 188 Tests, 194 ODIs and 19 T20 matches for England.

He has taken 704 wickets in Tests, 269 in ODIs and 18 in T20s. If Anderson plays in IPL 2025, it will be interesting to see how much respect this legend gets from the young batsmen. England Test team captain and star all-rounder Ben Stokes has not given his name in the mega auction of IPL 2025. Due to this, according to the new rules, he will not be able to be a part of IPL 2026 as well. Stokes represented Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023. Let us tell you that out of 1524 players, 1165 Indian players and 409 foreign players are going to be in the auction.