IPL 2024 is expected to start from March 22. According to media reports, IPL matches can be held from March 22 to May 25 this year. Like last time, this year also ten teams are going to participate in IPL. Let’s take a look at the salaries of the captains of these teams. Know how much salary the captain of which team gets.
KL Rahul is the most expensive captain: IPL 2024
Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul is currently the highest earning captain in the IPL. In IPL 2022, KL Rahul was bought by Lucknow team for Rs 17 crore. After this, KL Rahul is given Rs 17 crore for every season. Under the captaincy of Rahul, Lucknow team has achieved the feat of reaching two consecutive playoffs.
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Pant gets 16 crores: IPL 2024
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant is at number two. Rishabh Pant is expected to return after injuries sustained in a car accident in the year 2022. In the year 2022, Delhi team had increased the salary of Rishabh Pant to Rs 16 crore. Along with this, he was also elected the captain of Delhi after Shreyas Iyer left the team.
Money rains on Pandya-Samson too: IPL 2024
Hardik Pandya is back with Mumbai Indians and has taken over the captaincy from Rohit Sharma. Hardik led Gujarat in the last two seasons. Hardik is given Rs 15 crore from Mumbai. Sanju Samson was retained for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022 for Rs 14 crore. Hence he gets Rs 14 crore every year.
Dhoni’s salary is this much: IPL 2024
Dhoni had cut his salary before IPL 2023. From Rs 15 crore he has come down to Rs 12 crore. Whereas Ravindra Jadeja is given Rs 16 crore. Dhoni had given CSK the fifth IPL trophy under his captaincy last year. IPL 2024 could be his last season.
Iyer will return as captain: IPL 2024
Shreyas Iyer is set to make a comeback in the IPL after missing the last season due to a back injury. He was bought by KKR for Rs 12.25 crore in the IPL 2022 auction and made their captain. Nitish Rana captained KKR last season, but now Iyer will take over the responsibility again. Shikhar Dhawan was bought by Punjab Kings in the IPL 2022 mega-auction for Rs 8.25 crore. He was their captain last season and will remain the captain this year also.
Gill will captain for the first time: IPL 2024
Shubman Gill is the newest captain of IPL 2024, who has been given the command of Gujarat Titans after Hardik Pandya moved to Mumbai Indians. Gill was signed by Gujarat before IPL 2022 at a salary of Rs 8 crore. RCB captain Faf du Plessis gets Rs 7 crore. Whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad gives Rs 2 crore 60 lakh to Aiden Markram.