James Anderson emerges as surprise target for Major League Cricket stint
England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, James Anderson, is being considered for a potential return to white-ball cricket with Major League Cricket for its 2025 season.
New Delhi: England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker, James Anderson, has caught the attention of Major League Cricket (MLC) as a conceivable recruit for its 2025 season, following recent hints at a probable return to white-ball cricket.
Senior figures from as a minimum one unnamed MLC franchise are exploring whether the Forty two-year-old fast-bowling legend can be focused on participating the total way during the growing T20 tournament the total way during the United States, reported BBC Sport.
Anderson, who retired from international cricket after amassing 704 Test wickets, recently joined the England backroom personnel as a short-bowling mentor.
Nonetheless it, his comments about potentially returning to white-ball cricket have piqued the interest of MLC, which has successfully attracted several high-profile names, including Australia captain Pat Cummins and stars like Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head.
Per a BBC report, should Anderson sign on, he may perchance earn around 1,35,000 euros for a short stint the total way during the competition, which is in a position to make bigger from 19 to 34 games in 2025.
Regardless of his decade-long focal point on red-ball cricket, Anderson has expressed confidence in his ability to still perform the total way during the shorter format, whatever the actual fact that his last T20 match changed into in 2014 for Lancashire the total way during the T20 Blast.
MLC, backed by influential figures equivalent to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, has made clear its ambitions to lure top English talent to the league. World Cup winners Liam Plunkett and Jason Roy have already featured in previous editions, with Roy signing a lucrative two-year deal worth 3,00,000 euros with the Los Angeles Knight Riders.
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