Rejected IPL, James Anderson prays for a place in this league
Legendary English Pacer James Anderson is ready to return to the white ball cricket because he registered for the upcoming draft hundreds, which will be held on March 12. James Anderson has not played a professional cricket since his last test against West Indies in July 2024.
After inviting time on his international career, Anderson worked as an advisor to the English national team coach for crickets, but now he is eager for his mark in the franchise leagues. Even the legendary test bowlers registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction, but it has undergone Nepodat.
James Anderson is registered for a hundred drawings at 42
Recently, the Englishman signed a one -year contract with Lancashire, and he also wants to play the T20 explosion for the county later this year. It’s been nearly six years since Anderson last played a white ball cricket and more than a decade since he played in the T20 game.
Despite the long space, the 42-year-old Pacer is open to new opportunities, and allegedly registered on a hundred drafts without setting up a spare price. Even if there is a non -Naddat, Anderson can still find a way to play in a 100 ball tournament as a selection of wild tags or as a replacement of injury.
James Anderson quoted Espncricinfo: “Looking a hundred this year, watching the ball rocking around, I feel like I can do a job there.”
James Anderson will scenarios history of script if he selects one hundred 2025
Anderson will be 43 years old when he starts a hundred August, which means he will be one of the oldest players to appear in the history of hundreds if he selects him in players draft. If he was selected, Anderson would be the second oldest cricket to play in a hundred after South African Spinner Imran Tahir, who participated in the 2022 season at the age of 43.
Previously, Michael Hogan and Wayne Madsen also played in the 40s. Former South African captain Faf du Plexis should also play for Southern locks at the age of 41. Over 300 International Criskets have applied for a hundred drafts, but only 10 places are available in men’s teams.
In the meantime, 14 foreign players have already retained or directly signed the franchise. However, the availability of players will be worrying, as many active international crickets will have a conflict with their national duty.
One hundred 2025 clashes with CPL 2025
In addition, the upcoming 100 ball tournament will see a two-week conflict with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which means that most West Indies players are unlikely to participate this year, so they will open the chances for many other players.
Significantly, Anderson is the highest leisure in England in the test crice, with 700 hykekets in 187 games on average 26.52. Swing Master also played 194 ODIS (269 Wikets) and 19 T20I (18 WiKkets). It was also the first fast bowlers to reach 700 test foams.