Highest Earners IPL Auctions: The retentions list for all the 8 existing IPL franchises has been announced. We look at the top 5 highest earners ahead of the Mega Auctions!
Top 5 Highest IPL Earners before Auctions
#5 – Sanju Samson (RR)
The Rajasthan Royals have gone ahead and retained their captain for a huge amount of INR 14 crores. He was also their first pick in the retention list.
Clearly, the Royals have shown faith in Samson, after his best-ever season in IPL 2021!
#4 – Virat Kohli (RCB)
Although he’s no longer their captain, RCB have still retained Kohli’s services for an amount of INR 15 crores, purely because of his batting abilities!
This has ensured that Kohli stays in the list of high-earners in the league.
#3 – Rishabh Pant (DC)
The Capitals have also retained their skipper. They have spent the maximum cap available for the No.1 retention spot, i.e. INR 16 crores.
Pant is definitely one of the fastest rising stars in Indian cricket, and Delhi have ensured he stays with them!
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#2 – Ravindra Jadeja (CSK)
CSK have repaid the loyalty shown to the franchise by Jaddu over the years. He has been one of their star performers and a consistent game-changer with bat, ball and even in the field!
If you can get 3 players in one, even INR 16 crores seems worth it!
#1 – Rohit Sharma (MI)
This was totally a no-brainer from MI. The franchise has won all of its 5 IPL titles under his captaincy, and he’s also one of the best white-ball batters in the world currently!
So it is only fitting that Rohit has been retained for an astronomical sum of INR 16 crores!
So these are the top 5 highest earners in IPL before the mega auctions!
