James Anderson eager for IPL chance

[Karan114]

Anderson eager for IPL chance ESPNcricinfo staff November 22, 2011 James Anderson, the England pace bowler, wants to play in the Indian Premier League and has voiced his concerns about the limited opportunities for English players in the competition. Anderson is currently the No. 2 bowler in the Test rankings but was overlooked in last year's IPL auction. He believes giving England's players the chance to play in the IPL would help their chances of defending their World Twenty20 title next year. "I would like to play in the IPL," Anderson told the Manchester Evening News. "I got back into England's Twenty20 squad at the back end of the summer because of an injury to Stuart Broad, but I would like to get back into the side on a regular basis. I see the IPL as a way of showing I can play Twenty20 cricket and that's why I want to go out there." The 2012 IPL season gets underway on April 5 with the county season set to begin a day later. However, a major issue for Anderson - and other England players - is that the closing stages of the IPL overlap the first two Tests of the summer against the West Indies. "The availability is obviously an issue and it is quite frustrating for us," he said. "We want to keep our position as world champions in Twenty20 cricket. The more Twenty20 cricket we play the better. This summer we only played three matches, how are we supposed to keep improving as a Twenty20 side when we only play three games?" England players who have been involved with the IPL include Eoin Morgan, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2011, Kevin Pietersen, who became the most expensive cricketer in the world in 2009 when he was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for $1.55million, and Ravi Bopara. England will play four T20s next summer, one against the West Indies and three against South Africa. The World Twenty20 takes place in Sri Lanka from September 18 to October 7. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/541646.html

[achilles]

Naach meri bulbul tujhe paisa milega :D Jokes apart, doubtful he'll even get sold tbh. He's absolute rubbish on the SC.

[saneindian]

Intelligent bloke. He knows if someone picks him, he will spend most of this time on the bench, collect his dosh for the number of weeks he can spend here and then go into the English summer. Not sure if Andy Flower will let this happen though.

[Sachinism]

Wasn't he saying not playing IPL has helped him last year?

[maverick451]

Theres no way Id pick him for 20/20 cricket, hes an amazing swing bowler but poor ODI bowler, he's regularly the one you goes for big runs. (and im an english supporter)

[Hell Raiser]

Paul Valthaty and Saurabh tiwary would be licking their lips and will make a mincemeat out of Anderson.

[Ultimate_Game]

Anderson is no great shakes outside England and in shorter formats he is dire. Why would anyone waste a foreign player slot on Anderson when pretty much any Indian bowler could do what Anderson does, i.e. go for runs.

[MCcricket]

Anderson is over hyped, can only bowl well in helpful conditions no g8 shakes, we don't need these Poms, big headed , hypocrites.

[maverick451]

Go and ask Australians if he is overhyped, they said that before the ashes series and he destroyed them in their own backyard. In test match cricket he is lethal

[BERGKAMP]

he is an awesome test match bowlers, and a crappy limited overs bowler. the opposite of yuvraj and raina in regards their batting.

[achilles]

Go and ask Australians if he is overhyped, they said that before the ashes series and he destroyed them in their own backyard. In test match cricket he is lethal

Yes. But he is rubbish on the subcontinent. Google his figures in their World Cup match against India.

[mishra]

I know..... He is very ordinary in subcontinenet. Infact poorer then that Tewari who bolwed against England in last odi in recently concluded series

[Cricket Tragic]

Don't do it Jimmeh. :((

[Ultimate_Game]

Go and ask Australians if he is overhyped, they said that before the ashes series and he destroyed them in their own backyard. In test match cricket he is lethal

See, here's the problem... i) IPL is held in India and you know what happens to him in the sub-continent, ii) We are talking T20 (IPL) and not Tests