Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan predicts that legendary pacer James Anderson might join Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming IPL season. Anderson, who recently retired from international cricket,

James Anderson has explained why he is entering the auction for the Indian Premier League aged 42 and having not played T20 for a decade, saying: “I feel I have more to give as a player”.

Anderson previously attempted to enter the IPL auctions in 2011 and 2012, only to go unsold on both occasions.

Former South African captain AB de Villiers compared James Anderson's registration for the IPL 2025 auction to MS Dhoni's decision to take a pay cut and stay with Chennai Super Kings. De Villiers praised Anderson's willingness to potentially mentor young bowlers despite his age and high career achievements.

England legend Michael Vaughan made a bold prediction before the IPL 2025 mega-auction and said that Chennai Super Kings would sign James Anderson. The right-arm pacer has registered for an IPL auction after 12 seasons.

Vaughan believes that CSK have always been a franchise who have liked to have swing bowlers in their team, and hence it would not surprise him if Anderson ends up playing for the

Among pacers, Anderson is the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history with his long-time England partner Stuart Broad being the second best with 604 Test wickets.

AB de Villiers compares James Anderson's IPL auction entry to MS Dhoni's retention by CSK. Anderson, who has retired from international cricket, has put his name in the auction list for the first time.