1. Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $2.3million (Dh8.4m). Cricket’s most bankable player is the top earner in the league, with wages of 170 million rupees for the season. AFP
IPL 2020 TOP WAGES: =17. Sheldon Cottrell (Kings XI Punjab) $1.12m. The Windies pacer caught the eye at the 50-over World Cup, then gave the franchises a nudge again with wickets against India ahead of the auction. AFP
=17. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.12m. The India seamer has been the pace bowling mainstay for Sunrisers for years now. AFP
=17. Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) $1.12m. Narine has never played for anyone else in the IPL other than KKR, which shows how highly valued he is in Kolkata. AFP
16. Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians) $1.16m. The other half of the set of brothers for the champions, and he is nearly as costly as Hardik. AFP
15. Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.2m. The Afghan was termed the best spinner in the world by Sachin Tendulkar not too long ago. AFP
14 Chris Morris (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $1.3m. His base price at the auction was 15 million rupees. The South African ended up going for 100 million instead. AFP
13. Glenn Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab) $1.43m. Returns to the competition after a year out, and to the franchise he represented when the tournament was played in UAE in 2014. AFP
=8. Manish Pandey (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.46m. Probably the least well-known of the IPL’s highest earners, but he has been a consistent performer in the competition down the years. AFP
=8. KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) $1.46m. The stylish opener is ranked No2 in the world for batsmen in T20 international cricket. AFP
=8. AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $1.46m. Seemingly flirting with a return to South Africa’s international side, so it would be interesting to see what would happen if IPL did clash with the T20 World Cup. AFP
=8. Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians) $1.46m. Before he had even played IPL cricket, Pandya had Mumbai Indians wallpaper on his phone, as he was such a fanboy. Now he is one of their best paid players. AFP
=8. Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings) $1.46m. During lockdown, Raina suggested the Indian board should consider allowing their players to go abroad to try other leagues, too. AFP
=6. David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.6m. It is a coincidence the two Australian IPL stars who were culpable in Sandpapergate in 2018 both command the same fee in the league. AFP
=6. Steve Smith (Rajasthan Royals) $1.6m. Rajasthan Royals started Smith’s reintegration after the ball-tampering controversy of 2018 cost him Australia’s captaincy. It was not long before he got the Royals’ armband back. AFP
5. Ben Stokes (Rajasthan Royals) $1.7m. Displaced by Pat Cummins as the costliest overseas signing in the competition, but he is still not short of a bob or two. AFP
=3. Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) $2m. He is the multi-title winning captain of the franchise with the highest brand value in the competition, so it stands to reason he would be well remunerated. AFP
=3. MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) $2m. The India and CSK great is showing his age, according to some. Tell that to his bank manager. AFP
2. Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders) $2.1m. Australian newspapers have pointed out that Cummins has three million reasons to want the IPL to go ahead – which is the amount in Aussie dollars he is set to earn. AFP
1. Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $2.3million (Dh8.4m). Cricket’s most bankable player is the top earner in the league, with wages of 170 million rupees for the season. AFP
IPL 2020 TOP WAGES: =17. Sheldon Cottrell (Kings XI Punjab) $1.12m. The Windies pacer caught the eye at the 50-over World Cup, then gave the franchises a nudge again with wickets against India ahead of the auction. AFP
=17. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.12m. The India seamer has been the pace bowling mainstay for Sunrisers for years now. AFP
=17. Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) $1.12m. Narine has never played for anyone else in the IPL other than KKR, which shows how highly valued he is in Kolkata. AFP
16. Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians) $1.16m. The other half of the set of brothers for the champions, and he is nearly as costly as Hardik. AFP
15. Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.2m. The Afghan was termed the best spinner in the world by Sachin Tendulkar not too long ago. AFP
14 Chris Morris (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $1.3m. His base price at the auction was 15 million rupees. The South African ended up going for 100 million instead. AFP
13. Glenn Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab) $1.43m. Returns to the competition after a year out, and to the franchise he represented when the tournament was played in UAE in 2014. AFP
=8. Manish Pandey (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.46m. Probably the least well-known of the IPL’s highest earners, but he has been a consistent performer in the competition down the years. AFP
=8. KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) $1.46m. The stylish opener is ranked No2 in the world for batsmen in T20 international cricket. AFP
=8. AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $1.46m. Seemingly flirting with a return to South Africa’s international side, so it would be interesting to see what would happen if IPL did clash with the T20 World Cup. AFP
=8. Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians) $1.46m. Before he had even played IPL cricket, Pandya had Mumbai Indians wallpaper on his phone, as he was such a fanboy. Now he is one of their best paid players. AFP
=8. Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings) $1.46m. During lockdown, Raina suggested the Indian board should consider allowing their players to go abroad to try other leagues, too. AFP
=6. David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.6m. It is a coincidence the two Australian IPL stars who were culpable in Sandpapergate in 2018 both command the same fee in the league. AFP
=6. Steve Smith (Rajasthan Royals) $1.6m. Rajasthan Royals started Smith’s reintegration after the ball-tampering controversy of 2018 cost him Australia’s captaincy. It was not long before he got the Royals’ armband back. AFP
5. Ben Stokes (Rajasthan Royals) $1.7m. Displaced by Pat Cummins as the costliest overseas signing in the competition, but he is still not short of a bob or two. AFP
=3. Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) $2m. He is the multi-title winning captain of the franchise with the highest brand value in the competition, so it stands to reason he would be well remunerated. AFP
=3. MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) $2m. The India and CSK great is showing his age, according to some. Tell that to his bank manager. AFP
2. Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders) $2.1m. Australian newspapers have pointed out that Cummins has three million reasons to want the IPL to go ahead – which is the amount in Aussie dollars he is set to earn. AFP
1. Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $2.3million (Dh8.4m). Cricket’s most bankable player is the top earner in the league, with wages of 170 million rupees for the season. AFP
