James Anderson missed out on IPL deal with no team tempted by his £115,000 fee; Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Will Jacks and Jamie Overton among England players signed on second and final day of auction; 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest player signed by IPL side
Monday 25 November 2024 18:23, UK
James Anderson missed out on an IPL deal but Will Jacks, Jacob Bethell and Sam Curran were among the English players to be signed on the second and final day of the auction.
Anderson, England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, entered the auction despite not playing a T20 game in a decade and was hoping for his first experience of the marquee tournament.
However, the 42-year-old - who retired from Test cricket in July and is now England's fast bowling mentor - went unsold in Saudi Arabia with none of the 10 teams tempted by his reserve price of £115,000 as they finalise their squads for the 2025 edition.
Indian Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 13, became the youngest player signed in an IPL auction after being selected by Rajasthan Royals for £105,000, weeks on from smashing a 58-ball hundred for India U19s against Australia U19s in an unofficial Test in Chennai.
England white-ball batter Jacks was bought by Mumbai Indians for £500,000 and will have Reece Topley as a team-mate after the seamer was purchased by the five-time champions for £71,000.
All-rounder Curran has returned to Chennai Super Kings in a £230,000 deal, two years after being signed by Punjab Kings for a then-record fee of £1.85m.
Bethell and Brydon Carse, currently with England's Test squad in New Zealand ahead of the series opener in Christchurch from Thursday, were also snapped up in Jeddah on Monday.
Batting all-rounder Bethell was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for £246,000, joining Phil Salt (£1m) and Liam Livingstone (£796,000) at the franchise after they were purchased on Sunday.
Fast bowler Carse went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for £95,000, while all-rounder Jamie Overton joined Curran at Super Kings after being acquired for £143,000.
Former Super Kings all-rounder Moeen Ali was then picked up late on as defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders swooped in a £191,000 deal for the off-spinner and left-handed batter.
England white-ball captain Jos Buttler (Gujarat Titans), Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals) and Harry Brook (Delhi Capitals) were signed on Sunday, for £1.4m, £1.18m and £590,000 respectively.
Adil Rashid, Jonny Bairstow, Gus Atkinson and Ben Duckett were among the England players who joined Anderson in going unsold.
The 2025 IPL - which will be live in full on Sky Sports - is set to start on March 14 and run until the final on May 25, although the fixtures have not yet been announced.
