Indian cricketers and their salaries 2018-19

7. Cheteshwar Pujara – ₹5 Crores

The recent Test success in overseas conditions would have been unimaginable without Cheteshwar Pujara. He is extremely patient and absolutely loves the longest format of the game. He had a crucial role to play in Team India’s first ever Test series win in Australia recently.

Pujara can bat for hours together and muster a lot of runs. He often holds the batting line-up together in adversity and is hailed as the ‘modern-day wall’. India’s Test No.3 managed to retain his ‘Grade A’ contract from last year and will get paid ₹5 crores.

8. Ajinkya Rahane – ₹5 Crores

Ajinkya Rahane hasn’t been in the best of forms in the last year or so. Playing overseas, which was considered to be his forte, has ended up being a huge challenge. His consistency levels have gone down raising several questions.

However, Rahane is a hard-working cricketer and always strives to improve his game. The right-hander doesn’t play much limited-overs cricket nowadays. The Indian Test vice-captain finds himself in the ‘Grade A’ category of the contracts offered by the BCCI.

9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar – ₹5 Crores

Over the last year, several injuries have hindered the progress of Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Once an all-format player, Bhuvneshwar has only played a handful of games in the last few months. When was fit during the Australia Test series, the pacer failed to get a place in the eleven.

Thus, his central contract was downgraded by the BCCI. From ‘Grade A+’ last year, he has now landed in the ‘Grade A’ category now. Thus, instead of ₹7 crores in the year, Bhuvi will now get a salary of ₹5 crores in the year.