Harbhajan Singh and Chris Gayle's strikingly similar IPL salary graph and total earnings

Harbhajan Singh and Chris Gayle are two extremely accomplished players t just for India and West Indies respectively but also in IPL. Both are considered to be legends of game and have kept both franchises as well as fans happy with ir performances. Both Harbhajan Singh and Chris Gayle have had great success in IPL for whichever team y have played. Even ir salary graph, as well as amount y have earned from IPL so far, is similar according to MoneyBall.

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Chris Gayle: IPL journey and total earnings

Chris Gayle played for Kolkata Knight Riders in first three seasons of IPL. opening batsman’s earnings from each season hovered around ₹3 crore per season initially. Chris Gayle earned ₹3.21, ₹3.92 and ₹3.70 crores respectively during his three seasons with team. However, Chris Gayle came into his own after he moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore, where he became one of most destructive openers game has ever seen and broke several batting records.

In his first three seasons with RCB, Gayle earned ₹2.99, ₹3.26 and ₹3.42 crore per season. During his seven years with RCB, West Indian earned a maximum salary of ₹7.5 crore per season, which was from 2014-2017.

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However, after his move to Kings XI Punjab in 2018, player saw his salary fall to ₹2 crore per season, with Chris Gayle earning same throughout his time with team. In total, Chris Gayle’s total earnings from salary in Indian Premier League amounts to approximately ₹56.56 crore.

It is worth to be ted though that Gayle did t play 2008 season at all for KKR, while in 2009 and 2010, he just played 7 and 9 games respectively, making him only earn ₹4.35 crore in first three seasons. As a result, his net earnings across IPL seasons comes to ₹50.06 crore on an estimate.

Harbhajan Singh: IPL journey and total earnings

Harbhajan Singh’s IPL journey has been quite similar to Chris Gayle in monetary terms. player played for Mumbai Indians in first 10 editions of IPL and earned a maximum salary of ₹5.98 crores per season.

In first three years of his IPL career, Harbhajan Singh earned a salary of ₹3.40 crore per season, although he was denied ₹2.7 crore in 2008 season and banned for 11 matches courtesy infamous 'Slapgate' incident with Sreesanth. But from 2011, Harbhajan Singh’s salary increased to ₹5.98 crore per season with player earning same from 2011 to 2013. From 2014 till end of his time with Mumbai Indians, Harbhajan Singh earned ₹5.50 crore per season.

After Harbhajan Singh moved to Chennai Super Kings in 2018 season, his salary decreased considerably. Throughout his three seasons with CSK, off-spinner has been paid ₹2 crore per season. Having played for MI and CSK, Harbhajan Singh’s total earnings from IPL stand at approximately ₹51.74 crores.

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Both Harbhajan Singh and Chris Gayle have had a similar salary graph with both players starting with IPL salaries of around ₹ 3 crores before going onto earn more than ₹5 crore when y were at ir peak. During twilight of ir careers, both Chris Gayle and Harbhajan Singh find mselves earning ₹2 crore per season. Both players will be expected to face off against each or as y prepare to take part in IPL 2020. While Harbhajan Singh will be playing for CSK, Gayle will turn out for Kings XI Punjab. IPL 2020 is reported to begin from September 19.

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Disclaimer: above IPL salary information is sourced from various websites and media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of figures.

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