MS Dhoni highest paid player in IPL history at ₹137 crore, Rohit Sharma trumps Virat Kohli

MS Dhoni is often regarded as an IPL legend and rightly so. former Indian team captain is one of highest-paid players in tournament as well as world cricket. During his peak, MS Dhoni was a part of BCCI’s top bracket and got a high valued central contract from India’s apex cricketing body. He was also one of top players in IPL auctions and me a plethora of money while representing his teams in Indian Premier League.

MS Dhoni: highest-earning IPL player

MS Dhoni’s ICC World T20 triumph in 2007 helped him become costliest player during IPL auction in 2008. MS Dhoni joined Chennai-based IPL franchise for a whopping USD 1.5 million (INR 6 crore back n). Due to explosive growth of India’s premier cricketing event, we can w see uncapped players bag more than that amount. However, back in day, it was an amount that one would have thought of earning while playing in a 2-month long event.

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Dhoni got instant success in IPL as he led  Chennai-based team to ir first-ever final in inaugural season of same. Later on, he went to lift trophy with same team in 2010 and 2011.

MS Dhoni’s performances in first 3 seasons of tournament helped him become a fan favorite across country. He was deemed as marquee captain with IPL success coming along with his achievements with national team. Clubbing all those toger, me his a household name in India. Dhoni is currently highest-paid player in IPL and or cricket has come close to former Indian wicketkeeper.

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As per InsideSport's MoneyBall,  MS Dhoni has received over INR 137 crore by featuring in India’s premier cricketing event. earnings would surely raise up to a lot as above-mentioned amount does t even include ditional prizes that players get based on ir performance like Man of Match, maximum sixes, etc. However, his earnings increased significantly as former Indian team captain earned approximately Rs 8.2 crore per season from IPL 2011 to 2013.

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BCCI’s policy, which raised first-choice retention up to INR 12.5 crores in 2014, led to Dhoni bagging an ermous paycheck in 2014 and 2015 in IPL. MS Dhoni continued to bag same amount during his 2-year stint at erstwhile Rising Pune Supergiant as well. He currently earns INR 15 crore per season with Chennai team.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma follow up with MSD

India's national team captain Virat Kohli sits 3rd on list with Rohit Sharma at 2nd position. Rohit Sharma has bagged over INR 131 crore from IPL contracts while Virat Kohli's earnings have recorded INR 126 crores, despite being most expensive player at present.

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