5 players who have never been released by IPL franchises 

Excitement is in the air as all 10 IPL franchises are set to announce the list of retained players on 31 October ahead of the 2025 season’s mega auction 

We now take a look at five players who have never been released by their IPL franchises 

MS Dhoni has played for CSK in every IPL season, except for two seasons when the franchise was banned and Dhoni represented Rising Pune Supergiant during that time 

Virat Kohli has remained loyal to RCB since being acquired by the franchise ahead of IPL 2008. He has played in each of the 17 seasons so far 

Sachin Tendulkar was snapped up as MI’s Icon Player ahead of IPL 2008 and represented the franchise till 2013 before retiring 

Sunil Narine has plied trade for KKR since 2012 and is the team’s leading wicket-taker with 198 scalps 

Rishabh Pant has been a Delhi Capitals player since 2016 and is the team’s top run-getter with 3284 runs 

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