Highest Earning Players In IPL History

Highest Earning Players In IPL History

The Indian Premier League is the most popular cricket league in the world since its inception in 2008. This tournament pays insane money to the Indian and overseas players equally. If a player does well at the domestic level and draws the attention of franchises through his skills then the platform does justice to him by paying a handsome amount in the auction. The same thing happens to international players, their performance helps them to earn big and be retained for huge amounts in each team. Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in IPL history when KKR purchased him for a whopping INR 24.75 cr.  Among Indians, Yuvraj Singh is the costliest player in the IPL, having got INR 16 cr in the 2015 IPL from Delhi Daredevils. This article will take you through the highest-earning players in IPL history.

Five-time IPL-winning captain Rohit Sharma is the highest-earning player in the IPL. He has made a lucrative INR 1786000000 through 17 seasons of IPL. Sharma joined Deccan Chargers in the maiden IPL season for INR 3 cr and stayed there till 2010. In 2011, Mumbai Indias drafted him into their squad in the auction for a big sum of INR 9.2 cr and since then he has been there and helped them to win five titles.

The three ICC trophy-winning captain MS Dhoni gets the 2nd position on the premium list of highest-earning players in the IPL. The Ranchi boy earned a megabuck of INR 1768400000 playing in all 17 editions of IPL. In the 2008 IPL auction, MS Dhoni was the highest-paid player after all teams placed a bid for him, and eventually, CSK acquired his services for INR 6 cr. All his life, the stalwart represented CSK except for 2016 and 2017 when the franchise was banned for match-fixing allegations. He led the Chennai-based franchise to five IPL titles.

Former team India skipper Virat Kohli comes third (1732000000) in terms of earning the highest salary in IPL. The batting ace earned only 36 lacs rupees in the first three seasons from the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Therefore, he got a salary hike through improvement in the game, and his salary reached as high as INR 82800000, From there his game and salary both scaled one step ahead in the competition. Despite playing all 17 editions, Kohli has not been fortunate to hold the coveted trophy.

Among overseas players, Caribbean all-rounder Sunil Narine has made the most money out of IPL. The mystery spinner accumulated a big chunk of INR 1072478000 by playing in the marquee tournament. He started his career with KKR in 2012 for INR 3.51 cr and still represents the team as their most important member.

List of Highest Earning Players in IPL

• Rohit Sharma (2008-2024)- INR 1786000000
• MS Dhoni (2008-2024)- INR 1768400000
• Virat Kohli (2008-2024)- INR 1732000000
• Suresh Raina (2008-2021)- INR 1107400000
• Ravindra Jadeja (2008-2024)- INR 1090100000
• Sunil Narine (2012-2024)- INR 1072478000
• AB De Villiers (2008-2021)- INR 1025165000
• Gautam Gambhir (2008-2018)- INR 946200000
• Shikhar Dhawan (2008-2024)- INR 918000000
• Dinesh Karthik (2008-2024)- INR 869200000