Former England fast bowler James Anderson opened up about his decision to register for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. The 42-year-old was a surprise name in the long list of registered players announced by the BCCI on Tuesday,

James Anderson has explained why he is entering the auction for the Indian Premier League aged 42 and having not played T20 for a decade, saying: “I feel I have more to give as a player”.

James Anderson, who announced his retirement from international cricket earlier this English summer, entered the IPL auction for the first time in his career.

James Anderson retired from England duty earlier this year but could be set to complete a shock return to the sport after registering for the IPL 2025 mega auction following a stint in coaching

England's legendary bowler James Anderson has entered the Indian Premier League draft in move that is set to raise some eyebrows.

Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Shami are among the Indian players who registered under the base price of Rs 2 crore for the auction that will take place on 24 and 25 November.

Legendary England seamer James Anderson has registered for the Indian Premier League auction for the first time in his career. The Test specialist, who retired with 704 wickets to his name has set his base price at Rs 1.

James Anderson, the legendary fast bowler who retired from international cricket in July, has registered for the upcoming IPL auction. Despite last playing a T20 game over a decade ago, the 42-year-old has expressed a belief by registering for the league that he can still compete at the highest level .

Interestingly, Anderson has never competed in a global franchise T20 league, and his last T20 game was in 2014 for Lancashire.

Ben Stokes opted to skip IPL 2025 as the England red ball captain didn't register himself for the mega auction which is slated to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25.