The year 2025 is coming to an end, on this occasion we are talking about such players who became the main faces of the Indian Premier League (IPL) but the fans missed them this year. Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik, Amit Mishra etc. are those players who were playing since the first edition of IPL.

Amit Mishra

Amit Mishra announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in September 2025. Leg spinner Mishra has a record of taking 3 hat-tricks in his name, which is very difficult to break. Amit Mishra has taken 174 wickets in 162 matches for 4 teams (DC, DCH, LSG and SRH) in IPL.

Piyush Chawla

Spinner Piyush Chawla was a part of the 2011 World Cup team, he retired in June 2025. When he retired, he was the joint third bowler to take the most wickets in the IPL. Chawla has taken 192 wickets in 192 matches played for 4 teams (CSK, KKR, KXIP and MI) in IPL.

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan had retired at the end of 2024, but IPL 2025 was the first edition when he did not play. Dhawan is at third place in terms of scoring the most runs in IPL history, he scored 6769 runs in 222 matches played for 5 teams (DC, DCH, MI, PBKS and SRH), ahead of him are Rohit Sharma (7046) and Virat Kohli (8661).

Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik had also retired from all formats of cricket in June 2024 itself, but 2025 was the first year when he did not play in the IPL. He is now the batting coach and mentor of RCB, having played every season from 2008 to 2024. Karthik scored 4842 runs in 257 matches played for 6 teams (DC, GL, KKR, KXIP, MI and RCB) in IPL.

Riddhiman Saha

Brilliant wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha played an important role in making Gujarat Titans champions in 2022. Saha retired in February 2025. He scored 2934 runs in 170 matches played in IPL, he played for 5 teams (CSK, GT, KKR, KXIP, SRH).

Krishnappa Gautam

Krishnappa Gowtham announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in December 2025. He was known for his off-spin and long sixes. He became the most expensive uncapped player in 2021 (Rs 9.25 crore).

In the year 2025, many big cricketers retired from their international careers, this includes 5 big players of India. Nicholas Pooran surprised everyone by retiring at the age of just 29. See the list of 11 such star players, who retired from international cricket this year.

tamim iqbal

Bangladesh’s opening batsman Tamim Iqbal retired from international cricket in January 2025. Let us tell you that this was the second time that he retired, before this he had also retired in 2023. Then, on the request of the then Prime Minister, he withdrew his retirement. Tamim has played 70 Tests, 243 ODIs and 78 T20 International matches.

martin guptill

New Zealand player Martin Guptill said goodbye to international cricket in the beginning of 2025. Guptill retired at the age of 38. In his career spanning 14 years, Guptill played 47 Tests, 198 ODIs and 122 T20 matches.

Dimuth Karunaratne

Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne retired from international cricket in February this year. Karunaratne played 100 Test and 50 ODI matches in his career. In this he scored 7222 and 1316 runs respectively.

Piyush Chawla

Indian leg spinner Piyush Chawla retired from international cricket in June this year. He played 3 Tests, 25 ODIs and 7 T20 International matches for India.

Cheteshwar Pujara

Indian Test team’s great batsman Cheteshwar Pujara also said goodbye to international cricket this year. In his career spanning about 15 years, Pujara played 103 Tests and 5 ODI matches for India. Pujara scored 7.195 runs in the test.

Riddhiman Saha

Wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha also retired from international cricket in the year 2025. Saha made his international debut in 2010. He played his last international match in 2021, which was a Test. Saha played 40 Test and 9 ODI matches for India. Saha has 1353 runs in his name in Test.

heinrich classen

South Africa’s explosive batsman Heinrich Klaasen announced his retirement from international cricket this year to give priority to the T20 league. He played 4 Tests, 60 ODIs and 58 T20 International matches in his career.

Chris Woakes

England all-rounder Chris Woakes retired in September this year. His international career lasted for 15 years. Woakes played 62 Tests, 122 ODIs and 33 T20 matches in his career.

nicholas puran

West Indies wicketkeeper batsman Nicholas Pooran surprised everyone by retiring from international cricket at the age of just 29. Puran took this decision to give priority to league cricket. Puran played 61 ODI and 106 T20 International matches in his career.

Amit Mishra

Leg spinner Amit Mishra also announced his retirement from international cricket in the year 2025. He retired in September 2025. In his career, Amit Mishra played 76 Tests, 64 ODIs and 16 T20 matches. He took a total of 156 wickets in all three formats.

Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma announced his retirement from international cricket a few days ago. Mohit played 26 ODI and 8 T20 International matches for India in his career, in which he took 31 and 6 wickets respectively.