James Anderson, considered to be one of the most dangerous fast bowlers in the Test history is quite confident with his fitness even though he announced his international retirement a month ago. Even at the age of 42, James Anderson is thinking about a return to the shortest format of cricket nearly a decade after he last appeared in T20, which was in 2014 T20 Blast final for Lancashire.
Anderson hinted at the possibility that he could return of making his debut in franchise cricket.
“I might be in a bit of denial because I’m well aware I won’t play for England again, but I’ve still not made a decision on my actual cricket career,” Anderson told PA Media.
“There’s definitely a bit of intrigue with the shorter formats because I’ve not played any franchise stuff before. Watching the Hundred this year, seeing the ball swing around, it makes me feel like I could do a job there.”
Since retirement Anderson stepped into the coaching boots within England, however the retirement seems to not go according to the fitness and passion he has for the game. Even though his key focus remains to mentor and help the new generation, but Anderson remains quite intrigued to play himself. He mentioned that he will be thinking about his potential return to T20 cricket.
“Once this summer is done, I can sit down and have a real think if I want to play cricket in some shape or form again next year.
“I’m quite open at the minute to thoughts of any sort of cricket. I’m still fit enough to play, and I’m not shutting myself off to anything. It’s hard to know if there’ll be any interest from people wanting me to play in that sort of thing, so we’ll wait and see.
“I know it’s a while since I played it and my age will get brought up again, but I really feel I’ll be good enough to play that form of cricket.”
James Anderson is all set to play a crucial role in the team’s preparation for the 2025 Ashes series. England skipper Ben Stokes has also voiced his opinion for Anderson to join the squad and said it as the “next best thing” for the England Cricket Team.
