IPL 2022 Auction: 5 players in 100 crore Salary club, MS Dhoni top list Check out the other four – The IPL 2022 Mega action is around the corner and as the name suggest, it is going to be bigger than ever. The BCCI has announced two new teams which makes the event even more interesting. The Indian Premier League has been often called a cash-rich league and there are obvious reasons for the same. The Indian T20 League is seen as a platform for youngsters, but at the same time, it makes big names earn a lot of money as well.
Players like MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma are some of the examples who make the list of players in the 100-Crore Salary club. However, there are new additions in the list and these two names are none other than the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), South Africa batsman AB De Villiers and Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) Suresh Raina. The two-star batsmen are paid Rs 11 crore for IPL 2021 by their respective franchises.
Earlier in IPL 2020, Chennai Super Kings’ captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Mumbai Indians’ captain Rohit Sharma and India and then Royal Challengers Bangalore’s captain Virat Kohli were the only players in the 100 crore Salary club. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates
IPL 2022 Auction: 5 players in 100 crore Salary club, MS Dhoni top list Check out the other four
- MS Dhoni
IPL 2021 salary- Rs 15 crore
IPL 2021 Team- Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Total IPL salary- Rs 1,52,84,00,000
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 150,000,000 |
| 2020 (Retain) | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 150,000,000 |
| 2019 (Retain) | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 150,000,000 |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 150,000,000 |
| 2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiant | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2015 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2014 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 82,800,000 |
| 2012 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 82,800,000 |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 82,800,000 |
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 60,000,000 |
| 2009 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 60,000,000 |
| 2008 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 60,000,000 |
| Total | ₹ 1,528,400,000 | |
2. Rohit Sharma
IPL 2021 Salary – 15 Crore
IPL 2021 Team- Mumbai Indians (MI)
Total IPL salary- 1,46,60,00,000
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 150,000,000 |
| 2020 (Retain) | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 150,000,000 |
| 2019 (Retain) | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 150,000,000 |
| 2018 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 150,000,000 |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2016 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2014 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 92,000,000 |
| 2012 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 92,000,000 |
| 2011 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 92,000,000 |
| 2010 | Deccan Chargers | ₹ 30,000,000 |
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers | ₹ 30,000,000 |
| 2008 | Deccan Chargers | ₹ 30,000,000 |
| Total | ₹ 1,466,000,000 | |
IPL 2022 Auction: 5 players in 100 crore Salary club, MS Dhoni top in list; Check out the other four
3. Virat Kohli
IPL 2021 Salary – 17 Crore
IPL 2021 Team- Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Total IPL salary- 143,20,00,000
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 170,000,000 |
| 2020 (Retain) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 170,000,000 |
| 2019 (Retain) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 170,000,000 |
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 170,000,000 |
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 82,800,000 |
| 2012 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 82,800,000 |
| 2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 82,800,000 |
| 2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 1,200,000 |
| 2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 1,200,000 |
| 2008 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 1,200,000 |
| Total | ₹ 1,432,000,000 | |
4. Suresh Raina total IPL earnings: Rs 110 crore
IPL 2021 salary– Rs 11 crore
Total IPL earnings– Rs 1,10,74,00,000
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2020 (Ruled Out) | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2019 (Retain) | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions | ₹ 125,000,000 |
| 2016 | Gujarat Lions | ₹ 95,000,000 |
| 2015 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 95,000,000 |
| 2014 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 95,000,000 |
| 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 59,800,000 |
| 2012 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 59,800,000 |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 59,800,000 |
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 26,000,000 |
| 2009 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 26,000,000 |
| 2008 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 26,000,000 |
| Total | ₹ 1,107,400,000 | |
5. AB De Villiers total IPL earnings: Rs 102.5 crore
IPL 2021 salary- Rs 11 crore
Total IPL earnings- Rs 1,02,51,65,000
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2020 (Retain) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2019 (Retain) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 110,000,000 |
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 95,000,000 |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 95,000,000 |
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 95,000,000 |
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 95,000,000 |
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 58,597,000 |
| 2012 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 55,297,000 |
| 2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 50,600,000 |
| 2010 | Delhi Daredevils | ₹ 13,887,000 |
| 2009 | Delhi Daredevils | ₹ 14,736,000 |
| 2008 | Delhi Daredevils | ₹ 12,048,000 |
| Total | ₹ 1,025,165,000 | |
NOTE: The above analysis has been done using InsideSport’s Moneyball, a tool to calculate the professional salaries of the players in Indian domestic tournaments, especially the players participating in IPL.
