IPL 2026: Maximum Time IPL Winners Who Are Not Part of the Ongoing Edition
- Rohit Chatterjee
- 7 hours ago
- 3 minutes read
All the players in the listicle below retired from the game
In the last few years, we have felt that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has entered a new era. After all, there have been so many changes, from how the tournament is played now to the amount of money spent on players and everything else. In fact, we did not even notice that so many multiple-time IPL winners are no longer part of the ongoing tournament.
Nearly every multiple IPL champion, with the exception of Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni, has said goodbye to the sport.
Ambati Rayudu
Ambati Rayudu at his belligerent best! 💥#OTD in 2018, CSK's Rayudu scored his only IPL hundred against SRH!
— Sportstar (@sportstarweb) May 13, 2025
He finished as Super Kings' highest run-scorer that year with 602 runs. pic.twitter.com/5YhEBakrJu
One of the two players in the history of the IPL to have won six IPL trophies, Rayudu retired from the IPL after winning the 2023 edition. On May 28, 2023, he took to the X social media platform and wrote, “2 great teams mi nd csk,204 matches,14 seasons,11 playoffs,8 finals,5 trophies. Hopefully 6th tonight. It’s been quite a journey. I have decided that tonight’s final is going to be my last game in the IPL. I truly have enjoyed playing this great tournament. Thank u all. No u-turn.”
Kieron Pollard
Kieron Pollard in the IPL:
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) November 15, 2022
🔵 13 years with MI
🏆 5 titles
✈️ Highest-capped overseas player
🤲 Second-most number of catches
A legend like no other. He will be missed.
🖇️ https://t.co/7Sib8uu576 pic.twitter.com/ZYs5qQKVbr
Playing for the Mumbai Indians since 2010, Kieron Pollard has won five titles in the blue and golden jersey. In 2022, he retired and joined the Mumbai Indians as their batting coach. Pollard released a retirement statement that read, “It hasn’t been the easiest decision to make, as I will keep playing for a few more years, but I understand that this incredible franchise, which has achieved so much, needs to transition, and if I’m no longer to play for MI, then I cannot see myself playing against MI either.”
Suresh Raina
That night at Chepauk, Suresh Raina made even Sunil Narine look helpless.🔥 pic.twitter.com/bJdbgOGetb
— Manoj (@Jvm_Manoj) March 22, 2026
Four-time IPL champion Suresh Raina is also no longer part of the IPL, having retired from all forms of cricket in 2022. Raina’s last game for the Chennai Super Kings was in October 2021. He represented the Kings in 11 seasons and won the title in 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021. Raina retired with 5,528 runs in 205 matches, which includes 39 half-centuries and one century. Rain had taken to social media platform X to announce his retirement, where he wrote, “It has been an absolute honour to represent my country & state UP. I would like to announce my retirement from all formats of cricket.”
Other honourable mentions include Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Vijay, and Andre Russell, who also won multiple titles but moved away from the tournament due to age, lack of fitness or performance.
