Costliest IPL Player From Each Franchise
Published - 27 Aug 2020, 10:08 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:33 AM
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen franchises emptying their pockets to buy players to form a formidable unit. The IPL players are bought during the auction where team with the best bids gets a player in their side. There have been times when a franchise have poured in crores of rupees behind a star player. Let us have a look at each franchise and their costliest players of all-time.
Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Pat Cummins, with the base price of Rs. 2 crore, was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs. 15.5 crore in the IPL 2020 auction in Kolkata which made him the costliest overseas player ever beating Ben Stokes’ price of Rs. 14.5 crore. It also made him the costliest player the KKR franchise have ever roped in.
Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Virat Kohli has been the marquee player for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) over the years. He is a determined spirit who made his way to become one of the finest cricketers of all-time through sheer self belief and hard-work. He has made run-scoring look easy and has many records to be broken in line. Kohli was the only cricketers to make it to Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world for the year 2020.
Kohli who has led the RCB franchise over the years was retained for a fee of Rs. 17 crore, making him the only player to earn more than Pat Cummins in IPL 2020.
MS Dhoni – Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni made a big name for himself by making the country proud with his achievements after coming from the cricketing backwaters of Ranchi. He has achieved immense success as a player and also grew up to be one of the most successful captains and achieved almost everything the ICC tournaments had to offer. Dhoni is a valuable player to have for any franchise. He has led CSK to three IPL triumphs. He has an earning of Rs. 15 crore every season.
Rohit Sharma – Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain in IPL and has made run-scoring look effortlessly simple. The opening batsman captivated the audience with his pull shot which often ends up in the second tier. Rohit Sharma usually starts off slow and accelerates once he scores his century. He has been a joy to watch over the years. He has led the Mumbai Indian franchise to four title triumphs. He will be paid Rs. 15 crore for IPL 2020.
Rishabh Pant – Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals are studded with a young side including Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer, which qualified for the IPL playoffs after a drought of seven years. The southpaw who has been retained by Delhi Capitals earns Rs. 15 crore in IPL.
KL Rahul – Kings XI Punjab
KL Rahul has been a dependable player for KXIP and as a result has been promoted as the captain of the side. The opener has also stitched up some important partnerships at the top of the order and scored important runs. He was retailed for Rs. 11 crore for IPL 2020.
Steve Smith and Ben Stokes – Rajasthan Royals
Steve Smith was retained as the captain of Rajasthan Royals after he was barred from representing the side following the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. Smith is among the finest cricketers of modern-era. After serving his ban for the sandpaper gate, Steve Smith showed he has not lost touch, as he reclaimed his top Test ranking by dethroning Virat Kohli.
He has been paid Rs. 12,50 crore every season and incidentally England all-rounder Ben Stokes matches the amount.
David Warner – SunRisers Hyderabad
David Warner has been a match winner for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). He led SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) to the Indian Premier League (IPL) triumph in 2016. Though he was barred from participating in the IPL in 2018 following his involvement as ‘chief plotter’ in the ball-tampering scandal. The period saw David Warner being replaced by Kiwi Kane Williamson as the captain with Bhuvneshwar Kumar standing-in during his absence.
Warner was first appointed as the captain of the SRH franchise in 2015 with the side tasting its major success under his captaincy in the succeeding year. The Australian opener has been a dominating force at the top of the order as he has scored ample of runs with ease for the Hyderabad franchise. He has be paid Rs. 12.50 crore by the franchise.
