- Chennai Super Kings have retained MS Dhoni as an uncapped player for Rs 4 crore for IPL 2025. In this way, Dhoni is the oldest player to play in the IPL.
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MS Dhoni: Chennai Super Kings have retained MS Dhoni as an uncapped player for IPL 2025 for Rs 4 crore. In this way, Dhoni will be the oldest player to play in the IPL. But in IPL 2025, we can see a player senior to Dhoni. Because he has registered his name for the mega auction. He has got his draft done for a huge amount of crores. Now who is this player, let’s know
Is a player more senior than MS Dhoni registered for the mega auction?
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Actually, after the release of the retention list of IPL 2025, BCCI has officially informed. The mega auction will be held on 24-25 November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. BCCI also told the total number of players registered for the mega auction, according to which more than 1500 players have registered in the mega auction, out of which 1165 are Indians, while 409 are foreign players. Among the foreign players, former great England bowler James Anderson has also registered his name. Anderson is a much senior player than MS Dhoni.
Jimmy Anderson made his name at the age of 1.25
It is known that MS Dhoni is currently 43 years old. He started his international career in 2004. England’s legendary bowler James Anderson may be only 1 year younger than Dhoni. But he made his international cricket debut about two years before Dhoni. He made his debut against Australia in 2002. In this sense, he has become a senior player than Dhoni. Also, he has become the oldest player to register for the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Have not played any T20 match for almost 11 years
Let us tell you that Jamie Anderson has kept his purse of Rs 1.25 crore for the IPL 2025 mega auction. Anderson played his last T20 match for England 15 years ago in 2009, while his last match in T20 cricket was in 2014. After this he never appeared in T20.
Also, he has never played IPL. It is known that Jimmy had announced his retirement this year. Also, after retirement, he has expressed his desire to play in T20 league cricket. Now let’s see which team is able to bet on this legend in the mega auction. It is known that Anderson has taken 991 wickets in international cricket. He has more than 700 wickets in Test cricket.