New Delhi: After swinging the red ball for the Three Lions for many years, legendary English pacer James Anderson now pledges his services to the white ball. James Anderson has registered for the Indian Premier League auction for the first time in his career. The Test specialist, who recently retired after playing the 1st Test match in West Indies in July 2024, has put his base price at Rs 1.25 crore. England's record Test wicket-taker James Anderson has registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction 📝 pic.twitter.com/Gb17cUkKSN — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) November 5, 2024 While Anderson has registered himself for the auction, England Test captain Ben Stokes has pulled out of the event at the risk of getting banned from the IPL auction next season. As per the new rules, if an overseas player does not put his name in the mega-auction, he will not be allowed to take part in next year's mini-auction, unless the home board - in this case, ECB - puts out a statement that Stokes is injured. Legendary James Anderson has registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction at a base price of INR 1.25 crore. Which team should pick him? pic.twitter.com/ohDXl09XmG — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) November 5, 2024 🚨 IPL WELCOMES JAMES ANDERSON 🚨 James Anderson registered for the IPL 2025 Auction and set 1.5 Crore as Base Price. 📸 Getty Images pic.twitter.com/IyrgJSWwJq — CricketGully (@thecricketgully) November 5, 2024 James Anderson! pic.twitter.com/l65GmN3BTi — RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) November 6, 2024 IPL 2025 retentions of various teams: Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head Which are the probable teams that can go for Jimmy Anderson at the auction table? The 5 probable franchises who can go for James Anderson Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Rajasthan Royals (RR) Punjab Kings (PBKS) Gujarat Titans (GT) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
