In Pics: THIS CSK player joins Rs 100 crore club in IPL

Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni is the highest earning player in the Indian Premier League. Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket last year but will continue to lead CSK in IPL in 2021 at least. Dhoni till 2020 had compiled a salary of over Rs 137 crore.

As per a report in InsideSport Moneyball, along with the new contract that fetches Raina Rs 11 crore for participation in the 14th edition of the league, the former India international has breached the INR 100 crore mark in earnings as an IPL player. He becomes only the fourth Indian batsman to get into triple-digits after CSK skipper MS Dhoni, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma.

Suresh Raina is one of the highest scorers in IPL history with 5368 runs in 193 IPL matches with 1 century and 38 fifties. The Uttar Pradesh chose to miss the 13th edition of the IPL due to personal reasons. (Photo: BCCI)

(Source: Insidesport Moneyball)

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma led his franchise to a record fifth Indian Premier League title last year. India Test team vice-captain commands the second-highest salary in the T20 franchise league. (Photo: BCCI)

Royal Challengers Bangalore and India skipper Virat Kohli is one of the top three salary earners. After 2021 season, Kohli will join Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni in the Rs 130-crore-plus salary bracket. (Photo: BCCI)

CSK batsman Suresh Raina was retained by the franchise for the 2021 season. With his current salary pegged at Rs 11 crore, Raina will top Rs 100 crore after the 2021 season. Currently his earning from IPL is at Rs 99.7 crore. (Source: Twitter)

Former Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir led his side to two IPL titles in his career. Gambhir retired from international and franchise cricket after 2018 to join politics. At the time of retiring his IPL salary was pegged at Rs 94.6 crore. (Source: Twitter)