10 cricketers who turned millionaires overnight due to IPL
In the last 15 years, IPL has strengthened a lot of players financially.
7. Wanindu Hasaranga in 2022
Currently, Wanindu Hasanranga is a pivotal member of Sri Lanka’s white-ball team. His efficient performance for his national side has made him a star player in the international circuit. At the 2022 IPL auction, RCB also got impressed by his excellent work in Sri Lanka colours.
At the IPL 2023 auction, Challengers signed up Hasaranga for a hefty amount of INR 10.75 crore to reserve his services in the tournament. With the huge amount, he ended up becoming the joint-sixth expensive player of IPL 2022, along with his teammate Harshal Patel, who got the responsibility to reinforce RCB’s pace attack.
In RCB colours, the Sri Lanka leg-spinner played his part brilliantly as he grabbed 26 wickets in 16 matches at an economy of 7.54 and ended up becoming the second-leading wicket-taker in the IPL 2022, following Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) Yuzvendra Chahal.
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