James Anderson IPL 2025: James Anderson, 42, is a legend of modern-day cricket and wishes to play in the Indian Premier League. His name will be on the IPL 2025 Mage Auction Table in Jeddah. Anderson, who recently retired from international cricket, never played any franchise league going to try his luck in a different ally of cricket. Many cricket legends like Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralidharan, Lasith Malinga, Shoaib Akhtar, Shane Bond, and many others played in the IPL from the inaugural season in 2008. Anderson made his name mainly in the traditional format of cricket—Test cricket. A 5-day Test cricket and a T20 match, completely different ball game.
Not only in IPL, if we see other T20 franchise leagues held in various countries, young bloods dominate 22-yard in the shorter format game. Where Anderson was an old school bowler, using the shine of the red ball, like to swing the ball in and out. The basic to of the cricket has not changed, but the method of implementation has changed and it is evolving. For the upcoming IPL Mega Auction, James Anderson put himself in the Rs. 1.25 crore price bracket. Will he be able to ignite a bidding war or remain unsold? As per now, there is no clear indication from any IPL team heavily interested in James Anderson.
3 reasons James Anderson can remain unsold:
Age Factor:
T20 cricket relays on agility, reflex, speed, and quick conversion. IPL has become a stage for young talents. Each year, many promising cricketers, who have to go a long way in their career, participate in IPL to showcase their talents. On the other hand, Anderson, who had already retired in his 40s, had nothing new to prove. Ha can now pave his path towards a potential coaching career, but not as a professional active cricketer.
White Ball Cricket:
Anderson mastered his bowling skills in the Test format, not according to the demand of limited overs cricket, especially not for Twenty-Twenty cricket. He played his last T20 match back in 2004, almost a decade ago. Andreson’s love for Test cricket is unquestionable, but can he succeed in T20 format after almost a 10-year-long gap?
Required Skill Set in T20:
As we know, Test cricket and T20 cricket are not similar. Cricketers step into the field with different mindsets and approaches; here Anderson can lack, as he has very little experience in the shorter format of the game.