Top 10 International Teams and their Highest-Paid Cricketers

7) Kane Williamson – New Zealand (Rs 3.61 crores)

In this era of slam-bang cricket, Kane Williamson is one of the few batters who have thrived on textbook cricket shots. Under his able leadership, New Zealand were runners-up in the ODI World Cup 2019 and later emerged victorious in the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC), which was held in 2021 against India.

The New Zealand cricketers have always received decent pay and right now, Williamson is the biggest beneficiary. Williamson gets a pay of INR 3.61 crores per year to represent New Zealand. Senior pacer Tim Southee and keeper-batter Tom Latham also get paid equally.

Earlier, ace pacer Trent Boult was also a part of the New Zealand Cricket's central contract, but since he has given up on his contract, he is only eligible to receive match fees, which varies as per formats.