James Anderson to play T20 cricket for Lancashire, signs one-year deal

England great James Anderson is set to make a return to T20 cricket as he signed a yearlong contract with Lancashire ahead of the 2025 seasonJames Anderson who made his debut in 2001 for the Lancashire has committed to play for the Red Rose in the Country Championship as well as Vitality Blast competitions for the 2025 seasonLancashire Cricket is delighted to confirm that James Anderson has signed a oneyear contract to continue his playing career with the Club ahead of the 2025 season the club informed in a releaseJames Anderson has not featured in any of the competitive cricket after his final Test appearance against West Indies in July last year He ended his career as Englands alltime leading wickettaker in international cricketFollowing discussions with the Club Anderson will play on during the 2025 season and has put pentopaper on an initial seasonlong deal following the end of his ECB central contract the club statement said Andersonrsquos most recent FirstClass appearance for Lancashire came in June when he took 7 for 35 against Nottinghamshire in Southport while he will be set to make his first T20 appearance since 2014 this summerAlso ReadIndia captain Rohit Sharma wants to train with Mumbai Ranji teamSpeaking about the news James Anderson said I am incredibly excited to sign this contract with Lancashire and resume playing professional cricket again next seasonldquoThis Club has played a huge part in my life since I was a teenager so to have the opportunity to wear the Red Rose again and help the side in both red and white ball cricket is one that I am really looking forward toldquoI have been working hard on keeping my fitness levels high and continuing to bowl regularly during my time as a coach with England throughout the winter with the aim of being able to hit the ground running when the county season starts in April he saidldquoI love playing at Old Trafford and to have the chance to walk out and bowl in front of our Members and supporters again this summer is going to be really specialrdquo he addedLancashires Director of Cricket Performance Mark Chilton welcomed Andersons decision to continue for one more yearldquoWe have been in open dialogue with Jimmy since his international retirement and our position has been clear from the start It is fantastic news for all connected with the Club that he has chosen to continue his playing career with LancashireldquoFrom speaking to Jimmy recently it became clear that his desire to resume playing professional cricket was strengthening every day and he was just desperate to get back out on the park As it stands he is fully committed to the county season across both the County Championship and Vitality Blast this summer and whilst we all recognise he will have other opportunities he has made it clear playing is his first priority he addedJames Anderson also made himself available for the Indian Premier Leagues IPL auction for the 2025 edition but went unsoldWith IANS Inputs