It is Indian Premier League season as the much-awaited 2024 IPL auction was one of the most memorable IPL auctions ever. We saw many mouth-watering deals happening in this year’s auction. After all, it is the Indian premier league and, in this article, we will tell you the top 10 most expensive Indian players in the history of IPL.
#10 Surya Kumar Yadav
Mumbai Indians retained Surya Kumar Yadav in the mega auction and gave him a price of 8 crore. He is currently the 10th most expensive Indian player in the league.
#9 Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah was also retained by Mumbai Indians in the last mega auction and he was retained for 12 crores. He is 9th most expensive Indian player in the league.
#8 MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni was retained by Chennai Super Kings for 12 crores. He is the face of the league and a very successful captain as well. Dhoni is still playing and he is playing on a 12 crore IPL salary.
#7 Deepak Chahar
Chennai Super Kings went for Deepak Chahar with their full force in mega last mega auction where he got a very handsome price money of 14 crore. He is 7th most expensive Indian player in the league.
#6 Ishan Kishan
Opening wicketkeeper left-handed batsman from Jharkhand, Ishan Kishan was Mumbai’s target in the auction. He was taken by Mumbai at a very whooping price of 15.25 crore.
#5 Virat Kohli
Although Virat Kohli is playing with a salary of 15 crore in IPL it was very high when he was captain of the team. When counted from today he is 5th most expensive Indian player in the history of the league.
#4 Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh was the most expensive player for a very long time when he was brought by Delhi Capitals at a very high price of 16 crore. He still ranks as the 4th most expensive Indian player in the league.
#3 Rohit Sharma
Indian captain Rohit Sharma who is no longer a captain in any of the IPL teams is third on our list. He gets 16 crore per season from Mumbai Indians as his IPL salary. Rohit Sharma is among the list of successful IPL captains.
#2 Rishabh Pant
Indian left-handed wicketkeeper middle-order batsman, Rishabh Pant was not part of the 2023 IPL season. Still, he is among the top players in the league. He earns 16 crores from his IPL franchise Delhi capitals. He is also announced as the captain for the upcoming season.
#1 KL Rahul
The most expensive Indian player in IPL is Lucknow Super giants captain, KL Rahul who earns 17 crores as his salary in the IPL. He was part of teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings. He is in the No.1 position on our list.
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