"If it's a merit-based decision, Anderson's chances will be zero": How will English players do in the IPL auction?

OSCAR RESS: The two-day IPL auction gets underway on November 24 with 38 English players, including the country's all-time leading Test wicket-taker James Anderson, on the shortlist and 70 overseas slots up for grabs across the 10 teams

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