IPL Auction: James Anderson registers for first time, Ben Stokes to miss season

Legendary England seamer James Anderson has registered for the Indian Premier League auction for the first time in his career. The Test specialist, who retired with 704 wickets to his name has set his base price at Rs 1.25 crore.

In Short

• Several England players have registered for IPL Auction
• The IPL Auction will take place on November 24 and 25
• James Anderson has registered for the auction

Legendary England pacer 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.

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 - put out a statement that Stokes is injured.

A total of 52 English players have registered for the upcoming auction, with the likes of Jos Buttler and James Anderson putting their name into the ring for bids from the franchises.

The BCCI had brought in a new rule ahead of the IPL 2025 season, where any player who registers in the player auction and after getting picked at the auction, makes himself unavailable before the start of the season, will get banned from participating in the tournament and player auction for 2 Seasons.

Many feel the rule was brought in specifically for the England players as Harry Brook had withdrawn before the start of the tournament. Phil Salt and Jos Buttler would leave before the start of the IPL 2024 Playoffs, much to the frustration of their respective franchises.

England’s 2025 calendar is packed, a year they've been preparing for extensively. In Test cricket, Ben Stokes will lead the side in a home series against India and an away series against Australia.