- James Anderson: Former England fast bowler James Anderson registered himself in the mega auction for IPL 2025. Anderson played his last T20 match 10 years ago.
James Anderson IPL 2025 Mega Auction:
Former England fast bowler James Anderson has registered himself for the mega auction for IPL 2025. 42-year-old Anderson is looking forward to his first IPL season. Before this, he has not played IPL even once. Anderson is not a part of any league in the world.
He has participated in England’s Quality Blast League so far. Now Anderson seems interested in playing T20 cricket league outside England. According to reports, Anderson has set his base price for IPL at Rs 1.25 crore. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see which team bids for Anderson.
The last T20 match was played 10 years ago
Let us tell you that Anderson played the last T20 match of his career about 10 years ago, when he last participated in the Quality Blast in 2014. In such a situation, the question becomes more interesting that who will buy the 42-year-old fast bowler? Who played the last T20 match 10 years ago. The answer to this question will be found only in the auction.
Said goodbye to international cricket this year
Anderson has been playing only Test cricket for England for the last several years. He ended his international career by playing his last match against West Indies at Lord’s in July 2024. After saying goodbye to international cricket, Anderson was seen as a mentor in the England camp.
This is how his T20 career has been so far
Anderson has played 44 matches in his T20 career so far. While bowling in 44 innings of these matches, he took 41 wickets at an average of 32.14, in which his best figure was 3/23. Anderson conceded runs at an economy rate of 8.47 during this period. Apart from this, he also scored 23 runs while batting in 10 innings.