From Rishabh Pant to Virat Kohli: what IPL 2026 pays its 10 best-paid Indians per match

Credsir Ten Indian cricketers will earn more from fourteen league matches than most people earn in a lifetime. These are the retention figures the franchises filed with the… 21 September 2026 · IPL 2026 retention lists (BCCI), via Wikipedia, 21 September 2026

Rishabh Pant

INVESTING IPL 2026 salary · Lucknow Super Giants ₹27 crore ₹1.93 crore a league match Lucknow Super Giants · ₹1.93 crore for each of 14 league matches. Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

Shreyas Iyer

INVESTING IPL 2026 salary · Punjab Kings ₹26.75 crore ₹1.91 crore a league match Punjab Kings · ₹1.91 crore for each of 14 league matches. https://www.bollywoodhungama.com, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Virat Kohli

INVESTING IPL 2026 salary · Royal Challengers Bengaluru ₹21 crore ₹1.50 crore a league match Royal Challengers Bengaluru · ₹1.50 crore for each of 14 league matches. Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

Ruturaj Gaikwad

INVESTING IPL 2026 salary · Chennai Super Kings ₹18 crore ₹1.29 crore a league match Chennai Super Kings · ₹1.29 crore for each of 14 league matches. Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

Sanju Samson

INVESTING IPL 2026 salary · Chennai Super Kings ₹18 crore ₹1.29 crore a league match Chennai Super Kings · ₹1.29 crore for each of 14 league matches. Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

Jasprit Bumrah

INVESTING IPL 2026 salary · Mumbai Indians ₹18 crore ₹1.29 crore a league match Mumbai Indians · ₹1.29 crore for each of 14 league matches. Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

Arshdeep Singh

INVESTING IPL 2026 salary · Punjab Kings ₹18 crore ₹1.29 crore a league match Punjab Kings · ₹1.29 crore for each of 14 league matches. Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

Yuzvendra Chahal

INVESTING IPL 2026 salary · Punjab Kings ₹18 crore ₹1.29 crore a league match Punjab Kings · ₹1.29 crore for each of 14 league matches. Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

Yashasvi Jaiswal

INVESTING IPL 2026 salary · Rajasthan Royals ₹18 crore ₹1.29 crore a league match Rajasthan Royals · ₹1.29 crore for each of 14 league matches. Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

Axar Patel

INVESTING IPL 2026 salary · Delhi Capitals ₹16.50 crore ₹1.18 crore a league match Delhi Capitals · ₹1.18 crore for each of 14 league matches. Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

From Rishabh Pant to Virat Kohli: what IPL 2026 pays its 10 best-paid Indians per match

READ THE FULL STORY Salaries are the retention figures the ten franchises filed before the 15 November 2025 deadline, as tabulated on Wikipedia from BCCI, ESPNcricinfo and Olympics.com. Per-match figures… Open the full story Source: IPL 2026 retention lists (BCCI), via Wikipedia, 21 September 2026