Top 10 highest-paid players in IPL 2021

Only 2 months have passed after the IPL 2020 final, and we are already excited about stepping towards the IPL 2021. The 8 franchises have already submitted the full list of retained and released players.

The mini-auction for IPL 14 is expected to be held in the third week of February, but it’s unlikely that the franchises would break the bank for a single player.

Read: IPL 2021 Auctions: The full list of players who will be available in the IPL 14 mini-auction

So, here we take a look at the top 10 highest paid players in IPL 2021:

10. Hardik Pandya

IPL 2021 Salary – 11 Crore
IPL 2021 Team – Mumbai Indians (MI)
Performance in IPL 2020: Hardik Pandya Score 281 runs in 14 matches

10. Lokesh Rahul

IPL 2021 Salary – 11 Crore
IPL 2021 Team – Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Performance in IPL 2020: Scored 670 runs in 14 matches

10. Manish Pandey

IPL 2021 Salary – 11 Crore
IPL 2021 Team- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Performance in IPL 2020: Scored 425 runs in 16 matches

9. Ab de Villiers

IPL 2021 Salary – 11 Crore
IPL 2021 Team- Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Performance in IPL 2020: Scored 454 runs in 15 matches

8. Suresh Raina

IPL 2021 Salary – 11 Crore
IPL 2021 Team- Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Performance in IPL 2020: Didn’t participate in IPL 2020

5. Ben Stokes

IPL 2021 Salary – 12.5 Crore
IPL 2021 Team-  Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Performance in IPL 2020: Scored 285 runs and took 2 wickets in 8 matches

5. David Warner

IPL 2021 Salary – 12.5 Crore
IPL 2021 Team- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Performance in IPL 2020: Scored 548 runs in 16 matches

5. Sunil Narine

IPL 2021 Salary – 12.5 Crore
IPL 2021 Team- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Performance in IPL 2020: Scored 121 runs and took 5 wickets in 14 matches

3. Rohit Sharma

IPL 2021 Salary – 15 Crore
IPL 2021 Team- Mumbai Indians (MI)
Performance in IPL 2020: Scored 332 runs in 12 matches

3. MS Dhoni

IPL 2021 Salary – 15 Crore
IPL 2021 Team- Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Performance in IPL 2020: Scored 200 runs in 14 matches

2. Pat Cummins

IPL 2021 Salary – 15.5 Crore
IPL 2021 Team- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Performance in IPL 2020: Scored 146 runs and took 12 wickets in 14 matches

1. Virat Kohli

IPL 2021 Salary – 17 Crore
IPL 2021 Team- Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Performance in IPL 2020: Scored 466 runs in 15 matches