Salaries Of Players Who Got Retained By Their Franchises: The Indian Premier League is often hailed as a ‘cash-rich league‘ as not just it provides a platform to the young talents but also offers them a huge amount. The upcoming IPL 2022 mega-auctions promises to be no less than a jackpot event for many players across the world, however, the retention ceremony that took place on Tuesday has also turned out to be a blockbuster hit for several star players.
On Tuesday, the eight franchises of the IPL finally released the much-awaited list of retained players ahead of the mega auction for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The superstars of T20 leagues – MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Kieron Pollard, among others were retained by the franchises.
While some players accepted a lower salary to stay with their current IPL franchise, on the other hand, a few players earned salaries worth ten times more than their IPL 2021 salaries. These players included: Venkatesh Iyer (KKR), Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK), Arshdeep Singh (PBKS), Mayank Agarwal (PBKS), Abdul Samad (SRH).
Here, check out the salaries of all the retained players:
Chennai Super Kings:
Ravindra Jadeja – 16 crore
MS Dhoni – 12 crore
Moeen Ali – 8 crore
Ruturaj Gaikwad – 6 crore
The @ChennaiIPL retention list is out! ?
Take a look! ?#VIVOIPLRetention pic.twitter.com/3uyOJeabb6
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 30, 2021
Mumbai Indians:
Rohit Sharma – 16 crore
Jasprit Bumrah – 12 crore
Suryakumar Yadav – 8 crore
Kieron Pollard – 6 crore
The @mipaltan retention list is out!
Comment below and let us know what do you make of it
#VIVOIPLRetention pic.twitter.com/rzAx6Myw3B
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 30, 2021
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli – 15 crore
Glenn Maxwell – 11 crore
Mohammed Siraj – 7 crore
Welcome to #VIVOIPLRetention @RCBTweets have zeroed down on the retention list ?
What do you make of it? ?#VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/77AzHSVPH5
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 30, 2021
Punjab Kings:
Mayank Agarwal – 14 crores
Arshdeep Singh (uncapped) – 4crores
Here’s the @PunjabKingsIPL retention list ?#VIVOIPLRetention pic.twitter.com/ABl5TWLFhG
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 30, 2021
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Kane Williamson – 14 crore
Abdul Samad (uncapped) – 4 crore
Umran Malik (uncapped) – 4 crore
Take a look at the @SunRisers retention list ?#VIVOIPLRetention pic.twitter.com/fXv62OyAkA
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 30, 2021
Rajasthan Royals:
Sanju Samson – 14 crore
Jos Buttler – 10 crore
Yashasvi Jaiswal (uncapped) – 4 crore
.@rajasthanroyals fans, what do you make of the retention list? ?#VIVOIPLRetention pic.twitter.com/JgrLm09mkv
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 30, 2021
Delhi Capitals:
Rishabh Pant – 16 crore
Axar Patel – 9 crore
Prithvi Shaw – 7.5 crore
Anrich Nortje – 6.5 crore
How is that for a retention list, @delhicapitals fans
#VIVOIPLRetention pic.twitter.com/x9dzaWRaCR
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 30, 2021
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Andre Russell – 12 crore
Varun Chakravarthy – 8 crore
Venkatesh Iyer – 8 crore
Sunil Narine – 6 crore
Here’s @KKRiders‘s #VIVOIPL retention list ?#VIVOIPLRetention pic.twitter.com/mc4CKiwxZL
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 30, 2021