10 cricketers who have earned the most money from IPL

Rohit Sharma – 116.60 Crores INR

The only reason why Rohit Sharma stands above Virat Kohli in this list is his 3 crores deal with Deccan Chargers in the first three IPL seasons. While the current Indian skipper made only 36 lakhs till IPL 2011, his deputy had earned 9 crores.

Mumbai Indians bought Rohit in 2011 for a price of 9.2 crores in the auction. Just like Kohli, Sharma’s price went up to 12.5 crores in 2014 because Mumbai Indians picked him as their top retained player before the auction. Virat finally overtook him in terms of pay as Rohit’s current contract is worth 15 crores.

However, the Mumbai Indians skipper has guided his franchise to the IPL title four times. They have been the best IPL team of the decade only because of Rohit’s captaincy skills. Thus, the team owners would not be disappointing with their decisions.