Will Shikhar Dhawan play in IPL 2025?

Former team India star batter Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from all formats of cricket in August 2024. The veteran batter recently opened up on the decision as he revealed that a lack of ‘inspiration’ to continue playing competitive cricket led him to this choice.

His most significant impact came in the ODI format, where he amassed 6793 runs at an impressive average of 44.11, including 17 centuries and 39 half-centuries. In Tests, Dhawan scored 2315 runs at an average of 40.61, with seven centuries to his name.

Apart from his international career, Shikhar Dhawan enjoyed his success in the IPL. Playing for various franchises, including Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings, Dhawan became one of the most consistent performers in the tournament’s history.  In 222 IPL matches, he scored 6,769 runs, including two centuries and 51 half-centuries, making him one of the highest run scorers in the league.

“I didn’t want to play domestic cricket, which I started playing at the age of 18 or 19, and I didn’t have that inspiration from inside to play that (form of) cricket. If I look back, the last two years of my cricketing career, I wasn’t playing much of international cricket and I was playing IPL to IPL, so I wasn’t playing much of cricket (overall),” Dhawan told PTI during the interview.

With Shikhar Dhawan already participating in the retired players league, including the Legends League Cricket and the Big Cricket League, the Southpaw will not be playing in the next edition of the IPL. However, the fans might see him joining some camp and becoming a part of the coaching staff.