![1. Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $2.3million (Dh8.4m). Cricket’s most bankable player is the top earner in the league, with wages of 170 million rupees for the season. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZUEOFEX7EKQINRFNLPRIE4NQIY.jpg?smart=true&auth=9aa7e6227656c069249722efd1116cdb2994c29b8706e3894e47b3db392e5bbd&width=400&height=225)
![IPL 2020 TOP WAGES: =17. Sheldon Cottrell (Kings XI Punjab) $1.12m. The Windies pacer caught the eye at the 50-over World Cup, then gave the franchises a nudge again with wickets against India ahead of the auction. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WAAZQTROHMZLWKU4WIBAMGQNGM.jpg?smart=true&auth=e0cf5ddf5b222df46b869b7668f939e7c6ad6f76ac3f19f9ba4b0c4759ef80c9&width=400&height=225)
![=17. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.12m. The India seamer has been the pace bowling mainstay for Sunrisers for years now. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LMIGPZNMD3DDKV5KXGBDVICM7Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=24b134a55104426c2ae5b1f8c8585ca5a96f39399f8b9afab3a67d8f5dc57e82&width=400&height=225)
![=17. Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) $1.12m. Narine has never played for anyone else in the IPL other than KKR, which shows how highly valued he is in Kolkata. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MQ3IULFCFW5AR4YO27E2SLDBDE.jpg?smart=true&auth=70a42e07f3b838dc519079281e3dbf23e436ac710f03dd0ef33771e0c5d3e080&width=400&height=225)
![16. Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians) $1.16m. The other half of the set of brothers for the champions, and he is nearly as costly as Hardik. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QSCOXLNKBBPZIHVKYL4ILP7ZXM.jpg?smart=true&auth=9887a7ff11448e9ba57b085a50e8e3ebdab189f426a865a2fecdae6e2b05e842&width=400&height=225)
![15. Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.2m. The Afghan was termed the best spinner in the world by Sachin Tendulkar not too long ago. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VZ4WYLIIAPMRSPKHI2QIITKS5E.jpg?smart=true&auth=658cd07ead54bc9066940b6240744e52ae22983cc11579d34982a85ec80ec365&width=400&height=225)
![14 Chris Morris (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $1.3m. His base price at the auction was 15 million rupees. The South African ended up going for 100 million instead. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XYRYMVICP3V5OABUCTZPE4BREI.jpg?smart=true&auth=204cb13247023ae98317b86fab6ae72d5ea30c4ad846d8d88e6df31e7ba01a3d&width=400&height=225)
![13. Glenn Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab) $1.43m. Returns to the competition after a year out, and to the franchise he represented when the tournament was played in UAE in 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SILXHZ6JJ7LOFVEGWKSF2FJTIA.jpg?smart=true&auth=648eb53e8ee0e96d1f3cf666e29a8f271f9ccd4b3e5d81339de1ff0e49a09f68&width=400&height=225)
![=8. Manish Pandey (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.46m. Probably the least well-known of the IPL’s highest earners, but he has been a consistent performer in the competition down the years. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BGGWJJO7ELZHV67VIKNLL6NOFM.jpg?smart=true&auth=a2ce1293b24df6a9377e19d8b5e5913a9937f59e5a08512b3a3e6bf3a2ba1338&width=400&height=225)
![=8. KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) $1.46m. The stylish opener is ranked No2 in the world for batsmen in T20 international cricket. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WDAOZWAJIERNIZHXGETXHFZU6I.jpg?smart=true&auth=e792ed166430a51f6b9830ba794d15ea20180a9ba4e13836a9026edacb53307a&width=400&height=225)
![=8. AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $1.46m. Seemingly flirting with a return to South Africa’s international side, so it would be interesting to see what would happen if IPL did clash with the T20 World Cup. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2SZCSTRZTQBUROZJJUTVWAXVIE.jpg?smart=true&auth=70f5d779e7117f5044100de5dc2b5e1baf4466fccc86446b5c0f59b4cb9f8c55&width=400&height=225)
![=8. Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians) $1.46m. Before he had even played IPL cricket, Pandya had Mumbai Indians wallpaper on his phone, as he was such a fanboy. Now he is one of their best paid players. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BKZ73AOXNNPG2OCMVOICH6WIRE.jpg?smart=true&auth=563cf72d704854fcc56ea60d452521f3be2428da7ae624e5bb52195197ac8524&width=400&height=225)
![=8. Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings) $1.46m. During lockdown, Raina suggested the Indian board should consider allowing their players to go abroad to try other leagues, too. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FE5TK4ZNYRA5ACHOOBDI5PIIRE.jpg?smart=true&auth=0fe617ddf9af87bd92af7599abe0769cfbb9e1db2a0bf64264666619fca1f25a&width=400&height=225)
![=6. David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.6m. It is a coincidence the two Australian IPL stars who were culpable in Sandpapergate in 2018 both command the same fee in the league. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SFWTFGT3JMH2HGWTU5BAOY3VXE.jpg?smart=true&auth=473a93a86cf0b8539e89983305f771074e7c1685b9f0ef81e9a5a5e13cf5370b&width=400&height=225)
![=6. Steve Smith (Rajasthan Royals) $1.6m. Rajasthan Royals started Smith’s reintegration after the ball-tampering controversy of 2018 cost him Australia’s captaincy. It was not long before he got the Royals’ armband back. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VRDCW7JY5FQHIQBRS6HCQ652A4.jpg?smart=true&auth=4cae473bcb11657907efc08e260631175141204a7ec1daa2f505cb8c740d9589&width=400&height=225)
![5. Ben Stokes (Rajasthan Royals) $1.7m. Displaced by Pat Cummins as the costliest overseas signing in the competition, but he is still not short of a bob or two. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CKXCZLYAL7MEMDSYQEE7AAOB2I.jpg?smart=true&auth=96869c82d4f07ef4f4378dc354cf1e756aeb059066310d3f8dcc2405a7cefb54&width=400&height=225)
![=3. Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) $2m. He is the multi-title winning captain of the franchise with the highest brand value in the competition, so it stands to reason he would be well remunerated. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZJ2L26JOSYVIZC5U6K62AQPCF4.jpg?smart=true&auth=2d971ac66d1b963f50622e49a5f92cfc674084a7463b6fd4feba041a75bc7c4f&width=400&height=225)
![=3. MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) $2m. The India and CSK great is showing his age, according to some. Tell that to his bank manager. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TIAYB62ECYA2ZCYSH7LRXSSUQ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=62fc9b8244ccdb4e6a7b24e1e5e756a12cfa7f98a7b5719da3626553269bb2f5&width=400&height=225)
![2. Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders) $2.1m. Australian newspapers have pointed out that Cummins has three million reasons to want the IPL to go ahead – which is the amount in Aussie dollars he is set to earn. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BWUPISFQHJYX6VZW6PSLDDFFJ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=e3550f1f2dcd71c5627d7164a180c3c7f8465cb67316fa3d70172848fb48ce38&width=400&height=225)
![1. Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $2.3million (Dh8.4m). Cricket’s most bankable player is the top earner in the league, with wages of 170 million rupees for the season. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZUEOFEX7EKQINRFNLPRIE4NQIY.jpg?smart=true&auth=9aa7e6227656c069249722efd1116cdb2994c29b8706e3894e47b3db392e5bbd&width=400&height=225)
![IPL 2020 TOP WAGES: =17. Sheldon Cottrell (Kings XI Punjab) $1.12m. The Windies pacer caught the eye at the 50-over World Cup, then gave the franchises a nudge again with wickets against India ahead of the auction. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WAAZQTROHMZLWKU4WIBAMGQNGM.jpg?smart=true&auth=e0cf5ddf5b222df46b869b7668f939e7c6ad6f76ac3f19f9ba4b0c4759ef80c9&width=400&height=225)
![=17. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.12m. The India seamer has been the pace bowling mainstay for Sunrisers for years now. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LMIGPZNMD3DDKV5KXGBDVICM7Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=24b134a55104426c2ae5b1f8c8585ca5a96f39399f8b9afab3a67d8f5dc57e82&width=400&height=225)
![=17. Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) $1.12m. Narine has never played for anyone else in the IPL other than KKR, which shows how highly valued he is in Kolkata. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MQ3IULFCFW5AR4YO27E2SLDBDE.jpg?smart=true&auth=70a42e07f3b838dc519079281e3dbf23e436ac710f03dd0ef33771e0c5d3e080&width=400&height=225)
![16. Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians) $1.16m. The other half of the set of brothers for the champions, and he is nearly as costly as Hardik. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QSCOXLNKBBPZIHVKYL4ILP7ZXM.jpg?smart=true&auth=9887a7ff11448e9ba57b085a50e8e3ebdab189f426a865a2fecdae6e2b05e842&width=400&height=225)
![15. Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.2m. The Afghan was termed the best spinner in the world by Sachin Tendulkar not too long ago. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VZ4WYLIIAPMRSPKHI2QIITKS5E.jpg?smart=true&auth=658cd07ead54bc9066940b6240744e52ae22983cc11579d34982a85ec80ec365&width=400&height=225)
![14 Chris Morris (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $1.3m. His base price at the auction was 15 million rupees. The South African ended up going for 100 million instead. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XYRYMVICP3V5OABUCTZPE4BREI.jpg?smart=true&auth=204cb13247023ae98317b86fab6ae72d5ea30c4ad846d8d88e6df31e7ba01a3d&width=400&height=225)
![13. Glenn Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab) $1.43m. Returns to the competition after a year out, and to the franchise he represented when the tournament was played in UAE in 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SILXHZ6JJ7LOFVEGWKSF2FJTIA.jpg?smart=true&auth=648eb53e8ee0e96d1f3cf666e29a8f271f9ccd4b3e5d81339de1ff0e49a09f68&width=400&height=225)
![=8. Manish Pandey (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.46m. Probably the least well-known of the IPL’s highest earners, but he has been a consistent performer in the competition down the years. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BGGWJJO7ELZHV67VIKNLL6NOFM.jpg?smart=true&auth=a2ce1293b24df6a9377e19d8b5e5913a9937f59e5a08512b3a3e6bf3a2ba1338&width=400&height=225)
![=8. KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) $1.46m. The stylish opener is ranked No2 in the world for batsmen in T20 international cricket. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WDAOZWAJIERNIZHXGETXHFZU6I.jpg?smart=true&auth=e792ed166430a51f6b9830ba794d15ea20180a9ba4e13836a9026edacb53307a&width=400&height=225)
![=8. AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $1.46m. Seemingly flirting with a return to South Africa’s international side, so it would be interesting to see what would happen if IPL did clash with the T20 World Cup. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2SZCSTRZTQBUROZJJUTVWAXVIE.jpg?smart=true&auth=70f5d779e7117f5044100de5dc2b5e1baf4466fccc86446b5c0f59b4cb9f8c55&width=400&height=225)
![=8. Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians) $1.46m. Before he had even played IPL cricket, Pandya had Mumbai Indians wallpaper on his phone, as he was such a fanboy. Now he is one of their best paid players. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BKZ73AOXNNPG2OCMVOICH6WIRE.jpg?smart=true&auth=563cf72d704854fcc56ea60d452521f3be2428da7ae624e5bb52195197ac8524&width=400&height=225)
![=8. Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings) $1.46m. During lockdown, Raina suggested the Indian board should consider allowing their players to go abroad to try other leagues, too. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FE5TK4ZNYRA5ACHOOBDI5PIIRE.jpg?smart=true&auth=0fe617ddf9af87bd92af7599abe0769cfbb9e1db2a0bf64264666619fca1f25a&width=400&height=225)
![=6. David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) $1.6m. It is a coincidence the two Australian IPL stars who were culpable in Sandpapergate in 2018 both command the same fee in the league. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SFWTFGT3JMH2HGWTU5BAOY3VXE.jpg?smart=true&auth=473a93a86cf0b8539e89983305f771074e7c1685b9f0ef81e9a5a5e13cf5370b&width=400&height=225)
![=6. Steve Smith (Rajasthan Royals) $1.6m. Rajasthan Royals started Smith’s reintegration after the ball-tampering controversy of 2018 cost him Australia’s captaincy. It was not long before he got the Royals’ armband back. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VRDCW7JY5FQHIQBRS6HCQ652A4.jpg?smart=true&auth=4cae473bcb11657907efc08e260631175141204a7ec1daa2f505cb8c740d9589&width=400&height=225)
![5. Ben Stokes (Rajasthan Royals) $1.7m. Displaced by Pat Cummins as the costliest overseas signing in the competition, but he is still not short of a bob or two. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CKXCZLYAL7MEMDSYQEE7AAOB2I.jpg?smart=true&auth=96869c82d4f07ef4f4378dc354cf1e756aeb059066310d3f8dcc2405a7cefb54&width=400&height=225)
![=3. Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) $2m. He is the multi-title winning captain of the franchise with the highest brand value in the competition, so it stands to reason he would be well remunerated. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZJ2L26JOSYVIZC5U6K62AQPCF4.jpg?smart=true&auth=2d971ac66d1b963f50622e49a5f92cfc674084a7463b6fd4feba041a75bc7c4f&width=400&height=225)
![=3. MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) $2m. The India and CSK great is showing his age, according to some. Tell that to his bank manager. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TIAYB62ECYA2ZCYSH7LRXSSUQ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=62fc9b8244ccdb4e6a7b24e1e5e756a12cfa7f98a7b5719da3626553269bb2f5&width=400&height=225)
![2. Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders) $2.1m. Australian newspapers have pointed out that Cummins has three million reasons to want the IPL to go ahead – which is the amount in Aussie dollars he is set to earn. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BWUPISFQHJYX6VZW6PSLDDFFJ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=e3550f1f2dcd71c5627d7164a180c3c7f8465cb67316fa3d70172848fb48ce38&width=400&height=225)
![1. Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) $2.3million (Dh8.4m). Cricket’s most bankable player is the top earner in the league, with wages of 170 million rupees for the season. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZUEOFEX7EKQINRFNLPRIE4NQIY.jpg?smart=true&auth=9aa7e6227656c069249722efd1116cdb2994c29b8706e3894e47b3db392e5bbd&width=400&height=225)
Virat, Stokes, Dhoni, Cummins and other highest earning IPL stars and what they stand to make in 2020 - in pictures
Millions of dollars in player salary on the line as fate of this year's edition hangs in the balance
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Paul Radley
June 08, 2020
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