10 Highest-Paid Players' Salaries in IPL 2024

The Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction 2024 took place at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Tuesday, December 19. Records were shattered as teams shelled out huge amounts from their purse for certain players.

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) created a record as they acquired the services of Australian pacer Mitchell Starc for a whopping bid of INR 24.75 crore, the highest in the history of IPL auctions. Meanwhile, Australian captain Pat Cummins was roped in by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.5 crore, which was the highest bid in IPL auction history before Starc broke the record about an hour later.

Here's a look at the top 10 salaries in IPL ahead of the 2024 edition:

1. Mitchell Starc - 24.75cr.
2. Pat Cummins -  20.50cr.
3. Sam Curran - 18.5cr.
4. Cameron Green -  17.5cr.
5. KL Rahul - 17cr.
6. Rohit Sharma - 16cr.
7. Ravindra Jadeja - 16cr.
8. Rishabh Pant - 16cr.
9. Andre Russell - 16cr.
10. Nicholas Pooran - 16cr.

Sam Curran was the highest-paid player in the IPL auction in 2023. He was roped in by the Punjab Kings for Rs 18.50 crore, the then-highest in IPL history before KKR bagged Starc in the latest auction.

Meanwhile, Cameron Green also got picked for the first time by the Mumbai Indians for a jaw-dropping sum of Rs 17.50 ahead of IPL 2023. He also performed well for the five-time champions but last month, he was drafted to the Royal Challengers Bangalore as Mumbai needed to free up their purse to bring in Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans.

KL Rahul continues to be the highest-paid captain in the history of the cash-rich league. The Karnataka wicketkeeper-batter's services were acquired by the Lucknow Super Giants ahead of IPL 2022 for a lucrative sum of 17 crores.

Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, Andre Russell, and Nicholas Pooran have 16 crores each as their salaries for plying their trade in the most-watched franchise league in world cricket.