Many players earn large sums of money in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and they earn a good living while representing their franchise. Many Indian and overseas players have captained IPL franchises over the years and have received big amounts as skippers. Let’s take a look at the IPL captains salaries.
Salary of IPL captains
| Captain | Team | Salary |
| MS Dhoni | CSK | 12 crore |
| KL Rahul | LSG | 17 crore |
| Faf du Plessis | RCB | 7 crore |
| Rishabh Pant | DC | 16 crore |
| Hardik Pandya | MI | 15 crore |
| Sanju Samson | RR | 14 crore |
| Shreyas Iyer | KKR | 12.25 crore |
| Shikhar Dhawan | PBKS | 8.25 crore |
| Shubman Gill | GT | 8 crore |
| Aiden Markram | SRH | 2.6 crore |
Top 5 highest paid captains
KL Rahul
For two seasons, Rahul led the Lucknow Super Giants as captain. The team paid 17 crores to sign him. He has led his team to the playoffs in both seasons as captain.
Rishabh Pant
The wicketkeeper batter is away from cricket after his awful accident in December 2022. He is most likely to return to the cricket field in IPL 2024. When he comes back to Delhi Capitals, he will take his role back of captaining the team. In his absence, David Warner is leading DC.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya was traded to Mumbai Indians (MI) by Gujarat Titans (GT) before the IPL 2024 Auction. He has signed with MI as a captain at 15 crores.
Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson earns 14 crore in Rajasthan Royals. The Kerala batter captained the Rajasthan team for three seasons. Samson captained 45 matches of the IPL. He has won 22 matches and lost 23.
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer has been named captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Iyer has participated in 55 IPL games as the captain. In 2018, he led the Delhi Capitals (DC) for the first time.
