Top 10 Highest Per Hour Earning Indian Cricketers

Jan 9, 2019 at 4:09 PM

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Top 10 Highest Per Hour Earning Indian Cricketers

Cricket is one of the games where the players can earn huge money in the various professional fields. And when we observe the Indian cricket, it shows clearly. Recently, BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) raised the central contracts for the national cricketers as they doubled salary in the each Grade.

Apart from that, IPL (Indian Premier League) contract is another important source of earning for the Indian cricketers.

Now we will look for the current top 10 highest per hour earning Indian cricketers.

For this article, we took just the fixed earnings of Indian cricketers. as they also earn more from the cricket matches and endorsements.

(Note: These earnings of Indian cricketers are only based on their fixed earnings from the latest BCCI’s central contract and IPL salary)

10. Ravindra Jadeja – INR 8,562 per hour (approx.)

Ravindra Jadeja

Currently, one of India’s best all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is at the 10th placed according to the fixed per hour earnings of Indian cricketers. Getting INR 55 million from IPL contract, Jadeja is recently promoted to Grade A (INR 2 crores) in the latest BCCI contract. According to his fixed earnings from professional cricket, Jadeja is currently earning nearly INR 8,562 per hour.

  1. Harbhajan Singh – INR 9,132 per hour (approx.)
Harbhajan Singh

Making the debut in international cricket in 1998, Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was an important part of India’s many successes along with 2007 ICC World T20 and 2011 ICC World Cup victories. But nowadays he is hardly getting a chance to play for India. He was excluded from the latest BCCI’s central contract. However, this Mumbai Indians off-spinner is earning INR 80 million from IPL contract which makes his per hour earnings nearly INR 9,132.

  1. Suresh Raina – INR 10,845 per hour (approx.)
Suresh Raina

Once India’s dependable middle-order batsman Suresh Raina is recently omitted from the BCCI central contract due to his recent poor form. Though, his IPL contract (INR 95 million) still gives a decent money which is nearly INR 10, 845 per hour.

  1. Ravichandran Ashwin – INR 10,845 per hour (approx.)
Ravichandran Ashwin

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is currently one of the best spinners in international cricket, while he is also handy with the bat. Ashwin remains at the Grade A (INR 2 crores) in the latest BCCI contract while his IPL contract is 75 million. Ashwin’s current per hour earning is 10, 845 (approx.).

  1. Gautam Gambhir – INR 11,416 per hour (approx.)
Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir’s contributions for India’s huge success in international cricket (like winning 2007 ICC World T20, 2011 ICC World Cup) is unforgettable. Gambhir has been axed from the central contract a few years ago. However, Gambhir’s per hour earning (nearly INR 11,416) is still very higher than the other Indian cricketers due to his IPL contract (INR 100 million).

  1. Ajinkya Rahane – INR 11,416 per hour (approx.)
Ajinkya Rahane

Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane is one of the most important members in the current national side. Having a Grade A (INR 2 crores) central contract, Rahane’s IPL contract is INR 80 million. Rahane’s present per hour fixed earning from cricket is 11,416 (approx.).

  1. Rohit Sharma – INR 14,269 per hour (approx.)
Rohit Sharma

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma is one of the best openers in the international cricket. Currently, Rohit is at the Grade B (INR 1 crore) in the central contract while his IPL contract is INR 115 million which produce his per hour earning is nearly INR 14,269.

  1. Shikhar Dhawan – INR 14,840 per hour (approx.)
Shikar Dhawan
Shikar Dhawan

Another Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has attractive earnings from professional cricket despite not being a regular member in the current national side. Recently, Dhawan is slipped down to Grade C (INR 50 lakhs) in the central contract while his IPL contract is INR 125 million. These mean Dhawan’s current per hour earning is almost 14,840.

  1. MS Dhoni – INR 16,553 per hour (approx.)
MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni is one of the best captain and also one of the best finisher in international cricket history. Recently, Dhoni has signed off from the captaincy in the most of the professional cricket (including international cricket and IPL), but his finishing ability has not reduced. Currently, Dhoni is one of the most earning cricketers in the cricket world.

Having a Grade A (INR 2 crores) central contract, Dhoni’s IPL contract is INR 125 million. From the professional cricket, Dhoni’s fixed per hour earning is around INR 16,553.

  1. Virat Kohli – INR 19,406 per hour (approx.)
Virat Kohli

It is not surprising that Virat Kohli is leading here. Currently India’s most important cricketer Virat Kohli is also one of the great cricketers in the international cricket history. Very usually, Kohli is at the Grade A position (INR 2 crores) in the central contract while he also has the highest IPL contract of INR 150 million. With the highest fixed earnings in the all professional cricket, Kohli earns nearly INR 19,406 per hour at present.

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