Twilight of the Titans: IPL 2025's Last Dance for Cricket Legends

As the Indian Premier League 2025 begins tomorrow, nine players from the very first 2008 season remain in the competition, perhaps playing their last IPL game. MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma are at the top of this list of old guard stalwarts. Dhoni, 43, is still the backbone of Chennai Super Kings, while Kohli is still with Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Rohit Sharma, no longer Mumbai Indians captain, is eager to demonstrate his batting skills. Other veteran players are Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Ishant Sharma, and Swapnil Singh. As the tournament progresses, these veterans are being challenged increasingly by new talent, making IPL 2025 an inevitable swan song for some cricket's biggest legends.

 

Source: FirstPost