The legendary pacemakers of England, James Anderson, is ready to return to the white ball cryket, since it has registered for the next draft of the hundred, which will take place on March 12. James Anderson has not played Professional Cricket since his final test against Western Indies in July 2024.
After calling at the time of his international career, Anderson has been working as a consultant coach for the National Cricket team in England, but now he is eager to leave his mark on the franchise leagues. Even the legendary test bowling player had registered for the Mega Mega 2025 auction, but it was not sold.
James Anderson is recorded for Draft’s hundred in 42
Recently, the English signed a one -year contract with Lancashire, and is also anxious to play the T20 explosion for the county at the end of this year. Almost six years have passed since Anderson played for the last time at the white ball cryket and more than a decade since he appeared in a T20 match.
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Despite the long gap, the 42 -year -old pacemaker is open to new opportunities, and according to reports, it has registered in the hundred draft without establishing a reserve price. Even if it is not sold, Anderson can still find a way of playing in the 100 ball tournament as a wilder selection or as a replacement of injuries.
James Anderson was summoned by Espncricinfo: “Seeing the hundred this year, seeing the ball, it makes me feel that I could do a job there.”
James Anderson will guide the history of scripts if chosen for one hundred 2025
Anderson will be 43 years old when the hundred begin on August 5, which means that he will be one of the oldest players who will appear in the history of the hundred if he is chosen in the players’s draft. If selected, Anderson would be the second oldest Cricket player to play in the hundred after the 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 their 40s. The former South African captain FAF du plessis will also play for Southern Brave at the age of 41. More than 300 International Cricket players have registered in the hundred draft, but there are only 10 places available in male teams.
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Meanwhile, 14 foreign players have already been retained or signed directly by franchises. However, the availability of players will be a concern, since many active international Cricket players will have programming conflicts with their national duty.
The hundred of 2025 will collide with CPL 2025
In addition, the next 100 ball tournament will see a two -week clash with Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which means that most of the players of the Western Indies participate this year, so it will open the possibilities of many other players.
In particular, Anderson is the highest in England in the trial cricket, with 700 WICKETS in 187 games at an average of 26.52. The Swing Master also played 194 Odi (269 WICKETS) and 19 T20IS (18 WICKETS). He was also the first rapid bowling player to reach 700 test WICKETS.
