Kohli the highest-paid cricketer in IPL
Virat Kohli is the highest-paid cricketer in the IPL, according to salary figures released by the league on Friday
Royal Challengers Bangalore will pay Virat Kohli Rs 15 crore (approximately USD 2.26 million), a bigger amount than the Rs 12.5 crore (USD 1.89 million) that will be deducted from their salary purse • BCCI
Sr. No | Team | Player | Country | Purse Deduction (INR) | Actual Salary (INR) |
1 | KXIP | David Miller | South Africa | 12,50,00,000 | 5,00,00,000 |
2 | KXIP | Manan Vohra | India | 4,00,00,000 | 35,00,000 |
3 | KKR | Gautam Gambhir | India | 12,50,00,000 | 10,00,00,000 |
4 | KKR | Sunil Narine | West Indies | 9,50,00,000 | 8,00,00,000 |
5 | MI | Rohit Sharma | India | 12,50,00,000 | 11,50,00,002 |
6 | MI | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 9,50,00,000 | 9,70,00,000 |
7 | MI | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 7,50,00,000 | 8,10,00,000 |
8 | MI | Harbhajan Singh | India | 5,50,00,000 | 8,00,00,000 |
9 | MI | Ambati Rayudu | India | 4,00,00,000 | 6,00,00,000 |
10 | RCB | Virat Kohli | India | 12,50,00,000 | 15,00,00,000 |
11 | RCB | AB de Villers | South Africa | 9,50,00,000 | 9,50,00,000 |
12 | RCB | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 7,50,00,000 | 8,40,00,000 |
13 | SRH | Shikhar Dhawan | India | 12,50,00,000 | 12,50,00,000 |
14 | Team Pune | MS Dhoni | India | 12,50,00,000 | 12,50,00,000 |
15 | Team Pune | Ajinkya Rahane | India | 9,50,00,000 | 8,00,00,000 |
16 | Team Pune | R Ashwin | India | 7,50,00,000 | 7,50,00,000 |
17 | Team Pune | Steven Smith | Australia | 5,50,00,000 | 4,00,00,000 |
18 | Team Pune | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | 4,00,00,000 | 4,75,00,000 |
19 | Team Rajkot | Suresh Raina | India | 12,50,00,000 | 9,50,00,000 |
20 | Team Rajkot | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 9,50,00,000 | 5,50,00,000 |
21 | Team Rajkot | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 7,50,00,000 | 3,25,00,000 |
22 | Team Rajkot | James Faulkner | Australia | 5,50,00,000 | 5,10,00,000 |
22 | Team Rajkot | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | 4,00,00,000 | 4,00,00,000 |