Top 10 Highest Paid Players list in IPL 2022. The mega auction of IPL 2022 is over. Ten franchises have prepared their teams in terms of their choice. KL Rahul has been signed by the Lucknow IPL franchise for INR 17 crore making him the joint-highest-paid player in the IPL.
The IPL is the most popular and watched sport in the world. Not only is it a great sport, but it has also become a big business. IPL offers action and entertainment-packed experience to all cricket lovers across the world. Thus, the players are heavily paid for entertaining the fans with their splendid performances on the pitch.
The Indian Premier League is like a festival for cricket fans worldwide, especially for Indian Fans. The cash-rich T20 league features all the big names of T20 Cricket and is organized by the BCCI, which is the richest cricket board. The recent reports by the BCCI have revealed the IPL Players salary 2022 and their contracts. we will take a look at the top 10 highest paid Players in IPL 2022.
The existing 10 teams could only retain 33 players, which means a lot of potential players are still left to be hired in the auction. Having said that, let’s look at 11 such players that would generate the most excitement, and will be among the highest-paid players. Check out more details about the player list and the highest-paid players in IPL 2022 league team here on this page.
So, it may happen that we leave out a few players even if they are more expensive than the ones mentioned in the list. Meanwhile, predicts Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer to be the top 2 Highest Paid Players in IPL 2022 Auction.
Top 10 Highest Paid Players list in IPL 2022
- KL Rahul
- Rohit Sharma
- Rishabh Pant
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ishan Kishan
- Virat Kohli
- Rashid Khan
- Hardik Pandya
- Sanju Samson
- Deepak Chahar
KL Rahul ( INR 17 Crores)
Kl Rahul is an Indian wicket-keeper batsman. who play for Indian international cricket. KL Rahul has been signed by the Lucknow IPL franchise for INR 17 crore (US$ 2.28 million approx.), making him the joint-highest paid player in the IPL 2022 seasons, along with Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Virat Kohli. Kohli was signed for the same amount by Royal Challengers in 2018, ahead of the last mega IPL auction. Lucknow Super Giants also appoint KL Rahul as a captain of the franchise.
Rohit Sharma ( INR 16 crores)
Rohit Sharma is 2nd Highest Paid Players in IPL 2022. Rohit is an Indian international cricketer who is the current captain of the Indian national team. Mumbai Indians retained their captain Rohit Sharma for Rs 16 crore. So, let us tell you that there is a huge difference between his first and current IPL salary. Today, he is taking more than 5 times more money than his first IPL salary. However, this difference of salary then and now is not like this. Rather, behind this is the hard work of Rohit Sharma as a player, as a captain
Rishabh Pant ( INR 16 crores)
Rishabh Pant is a new Indian cricket star, and Captain of the Delhi Capitals, IPL franchise. Rishabh continues to be associated with the team and will don the captain’s hat again. Iyer was let go of by DC and is looked upon as a captaincy candidate by other teams. Delhi capitals retain Pant for Rs 16 crores before IPL 2022 mega auction. The Rishabh Pant-led side will be entering the IPL 2022 mega auction with a purse of Rs 47.5 crore.
Ravindra Jadeja ( INR 16 Crores)
Ravindra Jadeja is an Indian international cricketer. He is a left arm, off spin bowling all-rounder, who bats left-handed in the middle-order. Chennai Super Kings retained Ravindra Jadeja as their number one retention ahead of IPL 2022. Since Jadeja was at the top of the retention list, he received a salary of INR 16 crore this season. This is Jadeja’s highest salary in his IPL career. MS Dhoni surprisingly stepped down as captain yesterday afternoon and handed over the team’s reins to Ravindra Jadeja. In this listicle now, we will look at the top four highest-paid captains this year.
Ishan Kishan ( INR 15.25 Crores)
Ishan Kishan is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Jharkhand in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He is a left-handed opening batsman and a wicket-keeper. India’s wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan was the most expensive player at the IPL 2022 mega auction with Mumbai Indians breaking the bank to get him for Rs 15.25 crore. He became the 2nd most expensive Indian player at an auction after Yuvraj Singh (Rs 16 crore) in 2015.Meanwhile, CSK and MI spent more than Rs 10 crore on a player for the first time in their auction history as they got Chahar and Ishan back.
Virat Kohli ( INR 15 Crores)
Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer and former captain of the India national cricket team. Virat Kohli, who was retained for Rs 17 crore ahead of the last mega auction, was RCB’s first pick on Tuesday’s retention. However, he was retained for Rs 15 crore while Glenn Maxwell took home Rs 11 crore. RCB retained Mohammed Siraj as their third player for IPL 2022 for Rs 7 crore.
Rashid Khan ( INR 15 Crores)
Rashid Khan is an Afghan cricketer and a former captain of the national team. He bowls right-arm leg spin and bats right-handed. The current season of IPL, Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan He has been included in his team by Gujarat Titans for INR 15 crores. Rashid plays in T20 leagues around the world. Rashid khan is currently the best leg spinner of cricket. He has also taken more than 400 wickets. He is the youngest bowler to reach here. He has earned 55 crores from the T20 league so far. 17 players from Afghanistan are also included in the auction.
Hardik Pandya ( INR 15 Crores)
Hardik Pandya is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket and captains Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium. After being released by Mumbai Indians before the mega IPL 2022 auction, Hardik Pandya is set to see a salary hike and added responsibility as he is on his way to lead the Ahmedabad-based franchise. Multiple reports have suggested that the Ahmedabad-based team has inked on Pandya and the all-rounder will be making his captaincy debut. Since he will be the team’s first-choice pick, Pandya will make financial gains. Pandya will have a staggering salary of INR 15 crore, which is Rs 4 crore more than his previous salary.
Sanju Samson ( INR 14 Crores)
Sanju Samson is an Indian international cricketer who captains Kerala in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League. A right-handed top-order batter and wicketkeeper. Samson has reached a contract with Rajasthan Royals where the franchise has agreed to pay the wicketkeeper-batter a hefty amount of Rs. 14 crores per season. Samson was signed by the Royals for Rs. 8 crores in 2018. With the rise in pay, Samson has become one of the highest-paid domestic cricketers in the Indian Premier League. Samson had made his IPL debut back in 2013 with Rajasthan Royals; however, after spending two seasons with the franchise, he made a move to Delhi Daredevils.
Deepak Chahar (INR 14 Crores)
Deepak Chahar is an Indian International cricketer, who represents India in T20 cricket and Rajasthan in domestic cricket. He also represents India in 7 ODIs. Chahar is a medium fast right-arm bowler. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had gone all out to buy back the Indian pacer at the recently-concluded IPL 2022 mega auction. CSK were involved in a bidding war with a number of teams and eventually managed to secure Chahar’s services for a sum of a whopping Rs 14 crore (INR 140 million).