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Top 10 highest earners in the history of Indian T20 League
The tournament has also changed the lives of several young cricketers who rose from rags to riches.
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.
8 Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir (Source: Twitter)
Gambhir began his career playing for Delhi in the inaugural season. However, he found success in the Kolkata franchise as he led them to two title victories in 2012 and 2014 respectively. The southpaw has earned 94.62 crores from the Indian T20 League.
7 AB De Villiers
AB De Villiers (Source: Twitter)
De Villiers is one of the most prolific overseas batters in the history of the league. He lit up several editions of the tournament with his breathtaking strokeplay. The South African is the fifth-highest run scorer in the history of the league having scored 5162 runs in 170 innings at an average of 39.71 and a strike rate of 151.69. The destructive batter scored three hundreds and 40 fifties in his career.
He has earned 102.5 crores in total from the Indian T20 League across 14 seasons.
6 Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine (Source: Twitter)
The mystery spinner is the eighth-highest wicket-taker in the history of the tournament having 152 wickets in 147 innings at an average of 25.13 and an economy of 6.63. He has seven four-wicket hauls and one five-wicket haul to his name. Narine is ranked on sixth position in the list of highest earners with earnings of 107.2 crores across 11 seasons.
5 Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja (Source: Twitter)
The former captain of Chennai, Ravindra Jadeja has consistently proven himself during the Indian T20 League for Chennai. His outstanding efforts have led to his overall earnings of more than Rs 109 crore.
4 Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina (Source: Twitter)
The second member from the Chennai squad in the Indian T20 League most earner list is Raina. To date, he has earned more than 110 crore rupees in Indian T20 League profits. With Chennai, Raina appeared in the majority of his Indian T20 League contests.
3 Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (Source: Twitter)
In his Indian T20 League career, Bangalore’s former captain, Virat Kohli has earned a total of Rs 173.2 crore. On the list, he is the only Indian who has never won the Indian T20 League final. He’s the highest run-scorer in the history of the Indian T20 League having 6411 runs to his name in 208 innings at an average of 36.43 and a strike rate of 129.72. Kohli has scored five hundreds and 42 fifties.
2 MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni (Source: Twitter)
MS Dhoni received Rs 6 crore as his initial Indian T20 League salary, which increased to Rs 8.28 crore in 2011, Rs 12.5 crore in 2014, and Rs 15 crore in 2018. The ‘Captain Cool’ is the second most successful captain in the league’s history having led the Chennai franchise to four title victories. Dhoni agreed to a 12-crore contract for the previous season. He has earned a total of 176.84 crore rupees
1 Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma (Source: Twitter)
The highest Indian T20 League earnings have ever been by Rohit Sharma. He has participated in most games for the Mumbai franchise and has contributed to their five Indian T20 League championships. Rohit Sharma is the most successful Indian T20 League captain ever having won five trophies as the captain of Mumbai. His total Indian T20 League profits come to Rs. 178.6 crore.
