Top 10 International Teams and their Highest-Paid Cricketers
Most of these players are the captain and the best player of their respective teams.
8) Virat Kohli – India (Rs 7 crores)
The Indian team has always produced batting stalwarts and in this decade, the baton is held by Virat Kohli. He is the most successful ODI skipper of the nation with a win rate of 76%. In recent times, the superstar has been one of the dominating forces in the world cricket and his records speak for himself. One can say, Kohli is the ambassador of the modern game.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the richest cricket board in the world and has invariably given pots of money to their players. At present, the Indian stars are categorized into 4 groups.
The board has decided to introduce a higher pay scale for the players who have been plying their trade consistently in all 3 formats. Kohli is the name that is on top of that list and with an A+ contract, he bags 7 crores annually.
Skipper Rohit Sharma, ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, and left-handed all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also have A+ contracts to their names, and they also get INR 7 crore annually from the BCCI.
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