Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday, released the payment list of Top Indian and International cricketers who were retained by their corresponding IPL teams. This list was made public just 3 days before the Lodha committee report. To everyone’s surprise with a salary of 15 crores – Virat Kohli, India’s Test Captain occupied the top spot while MS Dhoni, India’s Limited overs Captain is in second place followed by Shikhar Dhawan , Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir.
Here is the full list released by BCCI on the official website of IPL.
1. Virat Kohli (RCB)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 12.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 15 crores
2. MS Dhoni ( Team Pune)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 12.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 12.5 crores
3. Shikhar Dhawan (SRH)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 12. 5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 12.5 crores
4. Rohit Sharma (MI)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 12.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 11.5 crores
5. Gautam Gambhir (KKR)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 12.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 10 crores
6. Kieron Pollard (MI)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 9.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 9.7 crores
7. Suresh Raina ( Team Rajkot)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 12.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 9.5 crores
8. AB deVilliers (RCB)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 9.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 9.5 crores
9. Chris Gayle (RCB)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 7.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 8.4 crores
10. Lasith Malinga (MI)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 7.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 8.4 crores
11. Harbhajan Singh (MI)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 5.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 8 crores
12. Ajinkya Rahane (RR)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 9.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 8 crores
13. Ravichandran Ashwin (Team Pune)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 7.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 7.5 crores
14. Ambati Rayudu (MI)
Purse Deduction: 4 crores Rs. Actual Salary: Rs. 6 crores
15. Ravindra Jadeja (Team Rajkot)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 9.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 5.5 crores
16. James Faulkner (Team Rajkot)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 5.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 5.1 crores
17. David Miller (KXIP)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 12.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 5 crores
18. Faf du Plessis (Team Pune)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 4 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 4.75 crores
19. Steven Smith (Team Pune)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 5.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 4 crores
20. Dwayne Bravo (Team Rajkot)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 4 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 4 crores
21.Brendon McCullum (Team Rajkot)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 7.5 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 3.25 crores
22. Manan Vohra (KXIP)
Purse Deduction: Rs. 4 crores Actual Salary: Rs. 0.35 crores
