The Indian T20 League is the richest cricket league of the world. Several big stars have taken home a huge amount of money and built their fortune by playing in the cash-rich league. The tournament has also changed the lives of several young cricketers who rose from rags to riches and got much-needed recognition of their hardwork. As another edition of the Indian T20 League draws closer, let’s take a look at the top ten highest earners in the history of the Indian T20 League:
10 Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik (Source: Twitter)
The wicketkeeper batter has been playing in the league since its inception in 2008. Over the course of his career, he has played for multiple franchises and earned 86.93 crores in total.
9 Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan (Source: Twitter)
Dhawan started his Indian T20 League career playing for the Delhi franchise in the first season of the Indian T20 League. He then went on to play for Mumbai in the next season. However, he found his home in Hyderabad franchise in 2011 and became a consistent performer for them.
Dhawan is the second-highest run-scorer in the Indian T20 League having scored 6086 runs in 199 innings at an average of 35.18 and a strike rate of 126.92. He has scored two hundreds and 46 fifties in his career. The southpaw ranks on ninth position in the list of highest earners in the tournament having earned 91.8 crores.
