Former England speedster James Anderson shared his decision to register for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. The veteran was a surprise name in the long list of registered players announced by the BCCI on Tuesday, November 5 as well. Anderson has set a base price of Rs 1.25 crore as well.

“There is still definitely something in me that thinks like I can still play. I have never done the IPL; I have never experienced it and I think for a number of reasons I feel like I have more to give as a player,” James Anderson said in a BBC Radio 4 Today podcast.

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The veteran had also maintained that he was ready to play Test for a couple more seasons and that he did not have anything to say much in the decision to retire as the England team management had decided this. Notably, Anderson played 19 T20 internationals for England between 2007 and 2009 and last played a T20 match in 2014 for Warwickshire in Birmingham as well.

“I have done a little bit of coaching since I have finished in the summer. I have been around the England team doing a bit of mentoring or whatever you like to call it. I just think opening my eyes to something like that and experiencing it, sort of might help me grow my knowledge of the game and help further down the line,” James Anderson concluded.