While he isn't doing as well as he was expected to for Mumbai Indians, Anderson is lapping every bit of his first tryst with the world's most popular T20 league.
Ever since his debut for the Kolkata Knight Riders two seasons ago in the IPL, the mystery spinner from the West Indies Sunil Narine has been their trump card.
SA wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock is yet to hit that one defining knock for the Delhi Daredevils in IPL 7, but in the form he is in, it's not too far away.
It is doubtful if a more awesome bunch of innovative and savage hitters has ever been assembled on Indian shores for a match. Chinnaswamy is set to explode.
Bhuvneshwar took 4 for 14 as Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers successfully defended a modest total for a crucial victory against Rajasthan Royals at the Motera.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians have roped in Praveen Kumar as the replacement for the injured Zaheer Khan for the remainder of their campaign in the IPL.
Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Watson won the toss and elected to bowl against Surisers Hyderabad in an IPL match at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been the most successful bowler for Hyderabad this season with the best strike rate (14.1), economy rate (5.78) and average (13.6).
Steven Smith, who is playing for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 7, feels he has matured as a Test batsman but is also eager to regain his spot in his country's ODI team.
It has been a breakthrough season for Ajinkya Rahane as 2013-14 has seen him cement his spot in India's Test side but the talented Rajasthan Royals batsman wants to "keep his feet" grounded
Sehwag has no qualms in stating that his Kings XI teammate Maxwell, who has been tormenting bowlers in IPL 7, is more destructive than him and even Gayle.
In the hullabaloo of an acrimonious election often resembling low theatre, the ongoing IPL hasn't captured popular imagination to the same degree as before.
Leg-spinner Pravin Tambe's accomplishments include the rare two-ball hat-trick, making him only the second player in the history of the IPL to have that record.