Highest Paid Cricketers in IPL: Top 10 Highest Paid Cricketers in IPL: The World T20 player of the tournament is the highest salaried cricketer in the Indian Premier League (IPL), according to information released by the Indian cricket board pertaining to players who have been held by their own teams. Virat is one of those Cricketers who are getting more amount than his team was deducted from their purse from the upcoming IPL auction.
Kohli will cost his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore approx. 1.89$ from their salary purse, they will actually pay him 2.26 $ million. Dhoni, for long supposed to be the most luxurious IPL cricketer, will be paid 1.89$ million.
Apart from Royal Challengers, who are paying Kohli and Chris Gayle more than the purse deduction, Mumbai Indians are paying Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, and Ambati Rayudu More than the purse deduction they result in.
The BCCI had guaranteed the players left without teams but drafted by the two new teams they would be paid the same amount as they were earning earlier. Check Now Highest Paid Cricketers in IPL.
Who is the First Highest Paid Cricketers in IPL?
Virat Kohli is the First highest-paid IPL Cricketer, according to his current salary. Ben Stokes became also the most expensive player in 2017 with a big deal of Rs 14.5 crores. Tymal Mills was the famous second English player to raise the heat at the 2017 IPL auction.
Here’s the list of the highest paid cricketers in Indian Premier League:
| S. No | Name of the Players | Country | Team | Price (Dh) |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | India | Royal Challengers Banglore | 828430 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni | India | Rising Giant Pune | 6903600 |
| 3 | Shikar Dhawan | India | Sun Riser Hyderabad | 6903600 |
| 4 | Rohit Sharma | India | Mumbai Indians | 6351312 |
| 5 | Gautam Gambhir | India | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5522880 |
| 6 | Kieran Pollard | West Indies | Mumbai Indians | 5357193.6 |
| 7 | Suresh Raina | India | Gujrat Lions | 5246736 |
| 8 | AB De Villers | South Africa | Royal Challengers Banglore | 5246736 |
| 9 | Shane Watson | Australia | Royal Challengers Banglore | 5246736 |
| 10 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | Royal Challengers Banglore | 4639219.2 |
Actual salary details of retained players:
| S. No | Team | Player Name | Country | Salary Deduction (Dh) | Salary Actual (Dh) |
| 1 | KXIP | David Miller | South Africa | 6,903,600 | 2,761,440 |
| 2 | KXIP | Manan Vohra | India | 2,209,152 | 193,301 |
| 3 | KKR | Gautam Ghambir | India | 6,903,600 | 5,552,880 |
| 4 | KKR | Sunil Narine | West Indies | 5,246,736 | 4,418,304 |
| 5 | MI | Rohit Sharma | India | 6,903,600 | 6,351,312 |
| 6 | MI | Keiran Pollard | West Indies | 5,246,736 | 5,357,194 |
| 7 | MI | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 4,142,160 | 4,473,533 |
| 8 | MI | Harbhajan Singh | India | 3,037,584 | 4,418,304 |
| 9 | MI | Ambati Rayud | India | 2,209,152 | 3,313,728 |
| 10 | RCB | Virat Kohli | India | 6,903,600 | 8,284,320 |
| 11 | RCB | Ab De Villiers | South Africa | 5,246,736 | 5,246,736 |
| 12 | RCB | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 4,142,160 | 4,639,219 |
| 13 | RCB | Shikar Dhawan | India | 6,903,600 | 6,903,600 |
| 14 | SRH | M S Dhoni | India | 6,903,600 | 6,903,600 |
| 15 | Team Pune | Ajinkya Rahan | India | 5,246,736 | 4,418,304 |
| 16 | Team Pune | R Ashwin | India | 4,142,460 | 4,142,160 |
| 17 | Team Pune | Steven Smith | Australia | 3,037,584 | 2,209,152 |
| 18 | Team Pune | Fal de Plessis | South Africa | 2,209,152 | 2,623,368 |
| 19 | Team Rajkot | Suresh Raina | India | 6,903,600 | 5,246,736 |
| 20 | Team Rajkot | Ravindra Jade | India | 5,246,736 | 3,037,584 |
| 21 | Team Rajkot | Brandum McC | New Zealand | 4,142,160 | 1,794,936 |
| 22 | Team Rajkot | James Falkan | Australia | 3,037,584 | 2,816,699 |
| 23 | Team Rajkot | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | 2,209,152 | 2,209,152 |
Top 8 Famous Highest Paid Cricketers in IPL
#1 Virat Kohli – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Salary – INR 17 Crore
#2 MS Dhoni – Chennai Super Kings – Salary – INR 15 Crore
#3 Rohit Sharma – Mumbai Indians – Salary – INR 15 Crore
#4 Rishabh Pant – Delhi Capitals – Salary – INR 15 Crore
#5 David Warner – Sunrisers Hyderabad – Salary – INR 12.5 Crore
#6 Ben Stokes & Steve Smith – Rajasthan Royals – Salary – INR 12.5 Crore
#7 Sunil Narine – Kolkata Knight Riders – Salary – INR 12.5 Crore
#8 KL Rahul – Kings XI Punjab – Salary – INR 11 Crore
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