Retired Out Players in IPL History List with Full Details

“Retired Out” is not a new term in the cricket community but many will be confused between Retired out and retired hurt. There is a huge difference between the terms irrespective of their more or less similarities in their names.

During a match, if a batter is injured or faces any illness or struggles to continue the batting due to any unavoidable circumstances, the batter will leave the field and will be marked as “retired hurt”.

The same batter can again make his comeback later during his team’s innings(before the fall of the last wicket) and can continue his/her batting.

But “Retired Out” is a tactical move that allows the player to walk out of the match at any point of the inning where a replacement batter will continue the game. Unlike the retired hurt, the retired out player can’t resume their inning at any moment.

Indian Premier League is not an exception to this rule. Check out the full list of Retired Out Players in IPL so far.

Retired Out Players in IPL

The IPL 2025 is expected to be played in its regular March-May window in 2025. Ahead of the auction, BCCI made several announcements including the change in IPL 2025 retention rules, usage of RTMs and particularly an increase in the purse value.

Ravichandran Ashwin becomes the first player to be retired out in IPL history. Check out the full list of Retired Out Players in IPL history below:

CHECK: Retired Hurt Players in IPL History List with Full Details

What is Retired Out in IPL?

If a batter retires during his innings for any reason other than injury, illness, or any unavoidable reasons, he/she is considered retired out.

In this case, the player can resume his innings only with the consent of the opposing captain. Rare in professional cricket, the retired out practice is just a tactic to bring in a more suitable batter on the field.

The concept has always been popular in gully cricket where someone who plays too many dot balls is asked to make way for another batter.

Cricket Law 25.4 deals with “Batters retiring” states:

• 25.4.1 A batter may retire at any time during his/her innings when the ball is dead. The umpires, before allowing play to proceed, shall be informed of the reason for a batter retiring.
• 25.4.2 If a batter retires because of illness, injury or any other unavoidable cause, that batter is entitled to resume his/her innings. If for any reason this does not happen, that batter is to be recorded as ‘Retired – not out’.
• 25.4.3 If a batter retires for any reason other than as in 25.4.2, the innings of that batter may be resumed only with the consent of the opposing captain. If for any reason his/her innings is not resumed, that batter is to be recorded as ‘Retired – out’.

IPL 2025 Format

The format of the IPL 2025 edition will be the same as the previous year. Following are the details of the IPL 2025 Format:

• The ten teams are divided into two groups of five.
• A random draw was used to determine the groups and who plays whom across the groups once and twice.
• In the group stage, each team plays 14 games facing the other four teams in their group two times each (one home and one away game), four teams in the other group once, and the remaining team two times.
• IPL Points Table system: The team winning a match will be awarded 2 points. The losing team will not receive any points. In case of a draw or no result, both teams will be awarded 1 point.
• A four-game playoff stage following the Page playoff system is held after the group stage. Four games will be played in the playoffs:
  • • Qualifier 1: between the teams ranked first and second in the group stage.
    • Eliminator: between the teams ranked third and fourth in the group stage.
    • Qualifier 2: between the loser of Qualifier 1 and the winner of the Eliminator.
    • Final: between the winners of Qualifiers 1 and 2.

IPL 2025 Rules

IPL 2025 Rules: Ahead of the IPL 2025 season, BCCI has made noticeable changes in their rule book including a change in the salary cap of the uncapped players.

• Each team can retain six players from their existing squad, either via retention or by using the Right to Match (RTM) option.
• The franchise can decide their combination for Retentions and RTMs.
• A team can retain a maximum of five capped players whether Indian or Overseas and a maximum of 2 uncapped players.
• The auction purse value of each team has been set at INR 120 crores while it was INR 100 crores for the last auction.
  • The total salary cap will now consist of auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees.
  • Previously in 2024, the total salary cap (auction purse + incremental performance pay) was INR 110 Crs which will now be INR 146 Crs (2025), INR 151 Crs (2026) and INR 157 Crs (2027).
• As an overseas player, he has to register for the Mega Auction. In case if he fails to do so, then he will be ineligible to register in the following year’s player auction.
• As per the new rule, an overseas player will have to mandatorily register for the mega auction (2025) if he fails to do so he will miss the subsequent small auction too.
• If any player registers in the player auction and after getting picked by a team and later makes himself unavailable before the start of the season, he will get banned from participating in the tournament and player auction for two seasons.
• A capped player will be considered an uncapped player if the player has not featured in the starting XI in any international games(Test, T20I, ODI) in the last five calendar years or does not have a Central Contract with BCCI. This will only be applicable to the Indian players.
• In IPL 2025, bowlers can bowl two bounces in an over.
• The IPL 2025 season will also retain the Impact Player Rule which was introduced in IPL 2023.
• Team captains can walk in with 2 different team sheets before handling their final playing 11 after the toss.
  • Depending on the toss result, the teams can pick their best 11 after the toss. But till last season, the captains had to exchange the teams before the toss.
  • For Example: If team A wants to bat first and then defend a total on a slow track in turning conditions and is forced to bowl first they can pick the playing 11 with an extra spinner in the starting 11 and then they can replace a specialist bowler with a batter in the second innings to help with the run-chase.
  • BCCI introduced this rule in the 2023 edition to bring down the motto of “win toss, win match” in certain conditions.
• IPL 2025 will have two DRS for each inning.
• Players can take reviews for wides and no-balls in IPL
• Upon a catch dismissal, irrespective of whether the batsmen have crossed or not the incoming batsman will take the strike, except if it’s the last ball of the over
• If rescheduling won’t be possible then IPL Technical Team will see the matter.
• In Playoffs/Final: If Super Over or subsequent Super Overs can’t be completed due to some reason then the team that has finished higher in the league will be declared as the winner.
• Over-rate penalty of only four fielders outside the 30-yard circle for every over not completed in the allocated time.
• Unfair movement of the wicketkeeper will result in a dead ball and 5 penalty runs.
• Unfair movement by a fielder will result in a dead ball and 5 penalty runs