Salary of the captains of 8 Teams in IPL 2020 from Dhoni to Rohit

Salary of the captains of 8 Teams in IPL 2020

The discussion about the Indian Premier League (IPL) has intensified once again. Its organization was discussed in the BCCI meeting held on Friday. It is now being said that the world's largest cricket league will be organized outside the country. In the IPL auction, there was a lot of money on the players. In this game of quick format, the captains of the team are very strong. The amount of rupees a franchisee pays to captains like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for a season has never been revealed openly, but let us tell you how much the team captains of IPL earn in a season

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Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain of the IPL. Rohit has made Mumbai Indians champions four times under his leadership. Rohit was named the captain of Mumbai Indians in the sixth season of IPL (2013) and in this season Mumbai won the IPL trophy for the first time. For this season, Rohit is being paid Rs 15 crore by the franchise of Mumbai Indians.

Australian legend Steve Smith was first bought in the IPL by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2010. Smith has played for four teams in the IPL so far. Smith is the captain of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020. For this, he will be given a salary of about Rs 12 crore.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been leading the Chennai Super Kings since the first season of IPL. Chennai has won the IPL title three times under Dhoni's captaincy. Dhoni will be paid Rs 15 crore from CSK franchise for the next season of IPL.

The youngest captain of the IPL, Shreyas Iyer, was made the captain of Delhi Capitals in 2018 by replacing Gautam Gambhir. In the 12th season of the IPL, Delhi reached the semi-finals after seven years under the captaincy of Iyer. For the next season, Iyer will get Rs 7 crore from the Delhi Capitals franchise.

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Virat Kohli got the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013 after Daniel Vettori retired from IPL. RCB has not been able to name the IPL title even once. Virat has been a member of this team since the first season. For this season, Kohli is taking 17 crore from the franchise of Bangalore.

Kings XI Punjab have changed their captain once again. For the 2020 season, the franchise has been given the command of the team by KL Rahul. Rahul is yet to captain the IPL. Rahul will get Rs 11 crore from Punjab franchise for this season.

New Zealand team captain Kane Williamson was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2015. In 2018, Williamson was handed the captaincy of Hyderabad in the absence of David Warner. Williamson led the team to the final, captaining for the first time in the IPL, although the team lost in the final. David Warner returns this season and will be commanded by the team. Warner will be paid Rs 12 crore for the IPL 2020.

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In the year 2018, Dinesh Karthik was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders and given the captaincy of the team. Karthik was also successful in leading the team to the playoffs. In the 13th season too, Karthik will be the captain of Kolkata. For this, they will get Rs 7.4 crore. Karthik has played for six teams in the IPL so far.