Indian Premier League (IPL) is professional Twenty20 cricket league. It is contested every year by eight teams representing eight different cities in India. The Indian Premier League is the most- attended cricket league. There have been total twelve seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament.
Here’s the list to top 10 highest-paid Indian IPL cricketers and their salaries:
10. Sanju Samson
IPL 2020 Salary: 8 crore
IPL 2020 Team: Rajasthan Royals
IPL Total Salary: 40.5 crore
IPL Moneyball Rank: 33
Sanju Viswanath Samson is an Indian cricketer who represents Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League and the Indian national cricket team. Sanju Samson is a wicket-keeper as well as a right-handed batsman. Sanju Samson made his Twenty20 international debut on 19 July 2015, for India against Zimbabwe.
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
IPL 2020 Salary: 8.5 crore
IPL 2020 Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
IPL Total Salary: 43.2 crore
IPL Moneyball Rank: 28
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh is an Indian international cricketer who plays all formats of the game. Bhubaneswar domestically plays for Uttar Pradesh cricket and for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the India Premier League.
8. Krunal Panday
IPL 2020 Salary: 8.8 crore
IPL 2020 Team: Mumbai Indians (MI)
IPL Total Salary: 30.4 crore
IPL Moneyball Rank: 53
Krunal Himanshu Pandya is an Indian international cricketer. Krunal Panday is an all-rounder, left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. Krunal Panday plays for Baroda in domestic cricket, and for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
7. Manish Pandey
IPL 2020 Salary: 11 crore
IPL 2020 Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
IPL Total Salary: 40.7 crore
IPL Moneyball Rank: 32
Manish Krishnanand Pandey is an Indian international cricketer. Manish Pandey plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League. Manish Pandey is primarily a right-handed middle-order batsman.
6. KL Rahul
IPL 2020 Salary: 11 crore
IPL 2020 Team: Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
IPL Total Salary: 37.1 crore
IPL Moneyball Rank: 37
Kannur Lokesh (KL) Rahul, is also commonly known as KL Rahul, is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and is captain of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in Indian Premier League. KL Rahul is a right-handed batsman as well as a wicket-keeper.
5. Hardik Pandya
IPL 2020 Salary: 11 crore
IPL 2020 Team: Mumbai Indians (MI)
IPL Total Salary: 44 crore
IPL Moneyball Rank: 44
Hardik Himanshu Pandya is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Baroda is domestic cricket and play for Mumbai Indians (MI) in Indian Premier League. Hardik Pandya is a all-rounder, a right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm fast-medium.
4. Suresh Raina
IPL 2020 Salary: 11 crore
IPL 2020 Team: Chennai Super Kings ( CSK)
IPL Total Salary: 99.7 crore
IPL Moneyball Rank: 4
Suresh Kumar Raina is an Indian international cricketer. Suresh Raina is a left-handed middle-order batsman and an occasional off-spin bowler. Suresh Raina plays for Uttar Pradesh in all forms of domestic cricket. He is one of the best fielders in world cricket.
3. Rohit Sharma
IPL 2020 Salary: 15 crore
IPL 2020 Team: Mumbai Indians ( MI)
IPL Total Salary: 131.6 crore
IPL Moneyball Rank: 2
Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and is the captain of the Mumbai Indians (MI) team in Indian Premier League. Rohit Sharma is a right-handed batsman and an occasional right arm off break bowler.
2. MS Dhoni
IPL 2020 Salary: 15 crore
IPL 2020 Team: Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
IPL Total Salary: 137.8 crore
IPL Moneyball Rank: 1
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited- overs format from 2007 to 2016 and in the Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. MS Dhoni is the only captain in the history to win all the ICC trophies.
1. Virat Kohli
IPL 2020 Salary: 17 crore
IPL 2020 Team: Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB)
IPL Total Salary: 126.2 crore
IPL Moneyball Rank: 3
Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer who is currently the captain of the Indian national team. Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world. Virat is a right-handed top-order batsman. Virat Kohli is playing for Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League and is the caption of the team since 2013.
