IPL Auction 2025: 42-year-old James Anderson registers for first time, last played T20 in 2014

Interestingly, Anderson has ne'er competed successful a planetary franchise T20 league, and his past T20 crippled was successful 2014 for Lancashire. Overall, Anderson has lone played 44 T20 matches, 19 of those successful England colours, portion picking up 41 wickets.

The 1574 players are vying for a full of 204 slots arsenic each franchise tin capable a maximum squad of 25 players. Of this, 1,165 cricketers are from India portion determination are besides 409 overseas players successful the mix. The longlist volition beryllium further trimmed arsenic per the prime of the 10 franchises successful the week starring up to the IPL 2025 auction successful Jeddah, to beryllium held connected November 24 and 25.

Among the different 52 Englishmen signed up for the auction, Anderson volition beryllium accompanied by gait ace Jofra Archer who is aiming for a instrumentality to the league aft a alternatively unsuccessful stint with the Mumbai Indian was riddled with injuries. England Test skipper Ben Stokes has besides opted retired of the auction this year. With the IPL’s caller regularisation successful effect, Stokes volition besides not beryllium eligible to registry his sanction successful the IPL 2026 auction aft not listing himself successful the mega-auction process.

The IPL besides introduced a regularisation that meant overseas players signed up by franchises who aboriginal propulsion retired volition beryllium banned from the league for 2 years.

No English subordinate was retained by immoderate of the 10 franchises during the IPL 2025 Retentions connected October 31. England white-ball skipper and Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler was database among the high-profile overseas releases.