5 Oldest Players In IPL 2025

Abhinav Tyagi

MS Dhoni- (Source:@Cricbuzz/X.com)MS Dhoni- (Source:@Cricbuzz/X.com)

IPL 2025 starts on March 22 with RCB taking on KKR at the Eden Gardens. With less than a week left for the cash-studded league, the teams are sweating hard in the nets and preparing for the two-month long event. While several players are featuring in their debut seasons, several experienced players are towards the fag end of their career and probably playing in their last IPL season as well. 

Meanwhile, this article will look at the five oldest players to play in IPL 2025. Here is the entire list. 

5. Moeen Ali - (37 Years 166 Days)

The fifth oldest player to be playing in IPL 2025 is KKR star Moeen Ali. The 37 years and 166 days old star made his IPL debut in 2018 with Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He then moved teams and featured for CSK till IPL 20224.

The southpaw was then bought by KKR for 2 crores. Ali has bid adieu to international cricket but still plays across different franchise leagues around the world. In his IPL career, Ali has played 67 IPL matches in his career and has scored 1162 runs and taken 35 wickets as well.

4. Rohit Sharma - (37 Years 215 Days)

The fourth-oldest player in IPL 2025 is Mumbai Indians' skipper Rohit Sharma. The 37-year-old is currently on vacations after leading India to Champions Trophy title, but will soon join MI for IPL 2025. Rohit, who made his IPL debut in 2008, is the joint-most decorated player in the league's history with six titles.

Rohit has played 257 matches and amassed 6,628 runs to his name. He has led MI to five-titles and would eye to break MS Dhoni's record for most IPL titles as a captain. Further, for IPL 2025, Rohit was one of the retentions for the Indians and will earn 16.30 for the upcoming season. 

3.Ravichandran Ashwin - (38 years 75 Days)

The third oldest player in IPL 2025 is Ravichandran Ashwin. The right-arm off-spinner will return to his former club Chennai Super Kings for the upcoming season. He was bought by the Men in Yellow for 9.75 crores. 

Talking about Ashwin, the off-spinner has featured in 211 matches and taken 180 wickets. Further, it is worth noting that Ashwin will be the oldest bowler to play in IPL 2025. 

2. Faf Du Plessis- (40 Years 141 Days)

There are only two players in IPL 2025 who are over 40 years and Faf du Plessis is one of them. The former RCB and CSK star, who will feature for Delhi Capitals in the upcoming season, is the 2nd oldest player in the cash-studded league.

DC bought Faf at his base price of 2 crores and the right-hand batter is one of the most successful player in the history of IPL. He has 4571 runs in 145 matches. Although, he remains to be one of the few players in IPL history to not score a century. 

1. MS Dhoni - 43 Years 147 Days)

Former India captain MS Dhoni is the oldest player to feature in IPL 2025. The former CSK skipper is 43-year-old and is potentially playing his final season in the cash-studded league. Thala, who is having trouble in his knees for the past two years, is eying his sixth IPL title with the Kings. 

Talking about Dhoni, then the CSK star, who started his IPL career in 2008, was retained as an uncapped player for 4 crores. Further, he has 5243 runs in 264 matches, which features 24 fifties.