IN PICS: MS Dhoni to Virat Kohli, top 5 earners in IPL history

Former Indian and CSK captain MS Dhoni has earned a massive amount since the league started in 2008. Not to forget, he is playing the league right from the start and was always a marquee player for his franchise CSK. He switched to Rising Pune Supergiant in the two years when CSK were banned but that did not have any effect on his paycheque. 

Since 2008, he has earned Rs 164 crore in IPL. s 1,648,400,000 to be exact. (Source: Twitter)

Kohli joined RCB in 2008 after his heroics in U19 World which India won under his leadership the same year. He had joined the team at a sum of Rs 12 lakh. The amount got bigger after 2019 when he was near 8.2 crore. The salary at RCB kept on increasing and currently he draws Rs 15 crore from RCB for his services. His total earning so far is Rs 158.2 crore. (Source: Twitter)

The Indian captain started off his career at Deccan Chargers at sum of Rs 9 crore for which he was bought. He later went to Mumbai Indians at Rs 9.2 crore. Currently he draws Rs 16 crore from MI for his services. In total, he has earned around Rs 162.6 crore in earnings since 2008. (Source: Twitter)

KL Rahul began his IPL career in 2013 and his stocks are rising every year, especially since he became the captain of Punjab Kings. He now leads the new IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants. You won't believe it, but he has travelled a journey of Rs 10 lakh in 2013 at RCB to a whopping Rs 17 crore at LSG in 2022. That really tells you about the brand KL Rahul. In total he has earned Rs 65.1 crore just by playing in IPL. (Source: Twitter)

Another Indian cricket team superstar. Hardik Pandya changed his IPL team only this year. He used to play for Mumbai Indians, where he started off his career. He was hired for Rs 10 lakh for first three season and in the next four seasons, he earned a sum of Rs 11 crore per season. When Gujarat Titans bought in via draft, he was signed for Rs 15 crore per season. In total he has earned around Rs 59.3 crore in total. (Source: Twitter)