IPL 2025: In the Indian Premier League 2025, 23 matches have been played so far, in which many teams have been performing, so many teams are still struggling to win one match each. The performance of two most successful teams in IPL history, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, have been very poor this season. At the same time, before the start of IPL 2025 (IPL 2025), it was expected that this could be the last tournament of former Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's career, but in a recent podcast, Dhoni made it clear that he would not retire this season, but this may be the last IPL of one of his fellow players.

After the end of this season, he will say goodbye to this league forever.

This player can retire

Chennai Super Kings experienced 38-year-old spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retired between the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 played on a tour of Australia, but continued to play in the league.

But it is being speculated that this may be the last IPL season of Ashwin's career. Actually, Ashwin's performance in the 18th edition of IPL (IPL 2025) has not been much special yet. The veteran has taken just five wickets in five matches at an average of 33.60 and during this time his economy rate has been 9.88. That is, Ashwin is neither able to curb runs nor take wickets. If Ashwin's performance continues like this even then it could prove to be the last IPL season of his career.

Playing the last season with Dhoni

Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made an IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings in 2009.

Since then, he has been a part of this team till 2015 and at that time Mahendra Singh Dhoni was commanding the team. From 2016 to 2018, Chennai had to face the ban, after which he is returning after a decade in 2025. It is also being speculated that this can also prove to be Ashwin's last IPL (IPL 2025) season with Dhoni.

Ashwin's successful IPL career

If we look at Ashwin's IPL (IPL 2025) career figures, he has been quite spectacular. Ashwin has played a total of 217 matches in this league, in which he has earned 185 wickets.

During this time his economy rate has been only 7.21. Apart from Chennai Super Kings, this veteran spinner has also been a part of Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals Rajasthan Royals and Rising Pune Super Giants. Ashwin has also captained Punjab Kings in IPL (IPL 2025).