It would be interesting to know the salaries of Indian cricketers from both BCCI and IPL contracts.
What Is The Salary Of Indian Cricket Players?
What is the salary of Indian cricket players? Top Cricketers’ Salary to be Known in 2024!
It is a fact that the BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India) is the richest body cricket body globally. As a result, the salary of Indian cricket players from BCCI annually is unbelievably high.
Particularly, an Indian cricketer participating in all three different formats regularly earns a huge amount of money in terms of annual salary as well as per match fee. Even if a player isn’t a part of the playing XI, they can still earn half of the match fee as a part of the squad member.
Recently, BCCI categorized a total number of 30 cricketers, by granting them contracts with four different grades such as Grade A+, Grade A, Grade B and Grade C.
Interestingly, you can find top Indian cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja in the Grade A+ category, by earning a lucrative annual salary of INR 7 crores from BCCI per year.
Shockingly, the rising talents like Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel haven’t been included under any IPL or BCCI contract.
At the same time, certain players were excluded from the BCCI central contract. It is because a cricketer has been injured, aiming to regain fitness or out of the national cricket team for a long time for various reasons.
It would be interesting to know the salaries of Indian cricketers from both BCCI and IPL contracts. Also, it is important to know that the salaries of Indian players are considered based on the annual figures since there aren’t any contracts on a per-month or per-match basis.
Match Fee of Indian Cricketers in Different Formats
The match fee of Indian cricketers are listed below for 3 different formats namely Tests, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is):
| Criteria | Test (INR) | ODI (INR) | T20 (INR) |
| Playing XI | 15 Lakhs | 6 Lakhs | 3 Lakhs |
| Not included in playing XI | 7.5 Lakhs | 3 Lakhs | 1.5 Lakhs |
Salary of Indian Cricket players according to different grades
The salary of Indian cricket players varies according to different grades under the BCCI annual contracts listed below:
| A+ Grade (INR) | A Grade (INR) | B Grade (INR) | C Grade (INR) |
| 7 Crores | 5 Crores | 3 Crores | 1 Crore |
Salary of Indian Cricket Players in Grade A+: 4 Cricketers
Here is the list of cricketers under the Grade A+ category and their annual salary according to the BCCI and Indian Premier League IPL contract:
| S. No | Player | BCCI Annual Contract (INR) | IPL Contract (INR) | IPL Team | |
| 1. | Rohit Sharma | 7 crores | 16 Crores | Mumbai Indians | |
| 2. | Virat Kohli | 7 crores | 15 Crores | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
| 3. | Jasprit Bumrah | 7 Crores | 12 Crores | Mumbai Indians | |
| 4. | Ravindra Jadeja | 7 Crores | 16 Crores | Chennai Super Kings |
Salary of Indian Cricket Players in Grade A: 6 Cricketers
Indian cricket players like Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill have moved up a grade in the below list of BCCI annual contracts:
| S. No | Player | BCCI Annual Contract (INR) | IPL Contract (INR) | IPL Team | |
| 1. | Ravichandran Ashwin | 5 crores | 5 Crores | Rajasthan Royals | |
| 2. | Mohammed Shami | 5 crores | 6.25 Crores | Gujarat Titans | |
| 3. | Mohammed Siraj | 5 Crores | 7 Crores | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
| 4. | KL Rahul | 5 Crores | 17 Crores | Lucknow Super Giants | |
| 5. | Shubman Gill | 5 Crores | 8 Crores | Gujarat Titans | |
| 6. | Hardik Pandya | 5 Crores | 15 Crores | Mumbai Indians |
Salary of Indian Cricket Players in Grade B: 5 Cricketers
Yashasvi Jaiswal is the only Indian cricket player newly contracted by the BCCI under the Grade B category. Whereas, players like Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant have dropped from Grade A to Grade B and the salary details are mentioned below according to the BCCI and IPL contract:
| S. No | Player | BCCI Annual Contract (INR) | IPL Contract (INR) | IPL Team | |
| 1. | Suryakumar Yadav | 3 crores | 8 Crores | Rajasthan Royals | |
| 2. | Rishabh Pant | 3 crores | 16 Crores | Delhi Capitals | |
| 3. | Kuldeep Yadav | 3 crores | 2 Crores | Delhi Capitals | |
| 4. | Axar Patel | 3 crores | 9 Crores | Delhi Capitals | |
| 5. | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 3 crores | 4 Crores | Rajasthan Royals |
Salary of Indian Cricket Players in Grade C: 15 Cricketers
Apart from the four players like Sanju Samson, KS Bharat, Arshdeep Singh, and Shardul Thakur, all these players in the below list are newly contracted by the BCCI under the Grade C category:
| S. No | Player | BCCI Annual Contract (INR) | IPL Contract (INR) | IPL Team | |
| 1. | Sanju Samson | 1 Crore | 14 Crores | Rajasthan Royals | |
| 2. | Washington Sundar | 1 Crore | 8.75 Crores | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |
| 3. | KS Bharat | 1 Crore | 1.2 Crores | Gujarat Titans | |
| 4. | Arshdeep Singh | 1 Crore | 4 Crores | Punjab Kings | |
| 5. | Rinku Singh | 1 Crore | 55 Lakhs | Kolkata Knight Riders | |
| 6. | Tilak Verma | 1 Crore | 1.70 Crores | Mumbai Indians | |
| 7. | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 1 Crore | 6 Crores | Chennai Super Kings | |
| 8. | Shardul Thakur | 1 Crore | 4 Crores | Chennai Super Kings | |
| 9. | Shivam Dube | 1 Crore | 10 Crores | Chennai Super Kings | |
| 10. | Ravi Bishnoi | 1 Crore | 4 Crores | Lucknow Super Giants | |
| 11. | Jitesh Sharma | 1 Crore | 20 Lakhs | Punjab Kings | |
| 12. | Mukesh Kumar | 1 Crore | 5.50 Crores | Delhi Capitals | |
| 13. | Prasidh Krishna | 1 Crore | 10 Crores | Rajasthan Royals | |
| 14. | Avesh Khan | 1 Crore | 10 Crores | Lucknow Super Giants | |
| 15. | Rajat Patidar | 1 Crore | 50 Lakhs | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Salary of Indian Cricket Players in IPL who are not under BCCI Central Contract
These are the players who were dropped from the BCCI central contract scheme and their salaries in the Indian Premier League along with the teams are mentioned below:
- Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians): INR 15.25 Crores
- Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders): INR 12.25 Crores
- Umesh Yadav (Kolkata Knight Riders): INR 2 Crores
- Shikhar Dhawan (Punjab Kings): INR 8.25 Crores
- Deepak Hooda (Lucknow Super Giants): INR 5.25 Crores
- Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals): INR 6.5 Crores
Additionally, Cheteshwar Pujara who is participating in County Championship 2024 representing Sussex, is excluded from the BCCI central contract along with these players
Previously, Ishan Kishan was in Grade C whereas Shreyas Iyer was in Grade B. However, these cricketers still have the chance to play for the Indian cricket team and the selection depends upon the clearance of the fitness test. Furthermore, these players would receive only a match fee that varies according to the format of the game.
In other words, if Ishan and Shreyas make a comeback, they won’t be considered for the contract renewal.
Overall, being contracted with BCCI motivates a player to perform well by having the scope to earn significant wealth and upgrade their cricketing career to a higher level.
