The date of 18 April 2008 holds a very special place in franchise cricket. The Indian Premier League starts on this day. Sourav Ganguly is the player who played the first ball of IPL. Praveen Kumar was the bowler who bowled the first ball in this league. Now the 19th season of IPL is being played in 2026 and there are players who are playing in the Indian Premier League from the first season.

These cricketers are playing in IPL since 2008

MS Dhoni- MS Dhoni has played all the seasons of IPL. Even though he has not played a single match in IPL 2026 till now due to injury, he is still one of the active players of CSK. In his IPL career of 278 matches, he has scored 5,439 runs.

Virat Kohli- Virat Kohli is the only player till now who has always played for the same team in IPL. Virat has scored 8,907 runs in his IPL career of 273 matches. He has 8 centuries and 65 fifties to his name.

Rohit Sharma- Rohit Sharma started his career with Deccan Chargers and has been playing for Mumbai Indians since 2011. In 19 seasons from 2008 till now, Rohit Sharma has played 276 matches and scored 7,183 runs.

Manish Pandey- Manish Pandey is a part of Kolkata Knight Riders team in IPL 2026. Has played for a total of 7 teams in his IPL career. In his vast career of 174 matches, he has scored 3,942 runs. He has been playing in the Indian Premier League since 2008.

There are also players who played in 2008 but did not play the entire season. Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Swapnil Singh, Ravindra Jadeja are such cricketers who made their IPL debut in 2008.

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