The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the Governing Body for cricket in India. It is also known as One of the Richest Cricket Board in the World. Both Male and Female Cricket teams Perform very well at the International Level. Recently in April 2023, BCCI announced its annual Contract List. So check out below the Contract List and Salary of Top 10 Cricket in India. Check Indian Cricket Players Salary 2023-24: BCCI Central Contract.
Virat Kohli is currently the leading Sportsman in India. He tops the List of Highest Brand Value of Celebrity in India. Along With Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, and MS Dhoni also top the list of Most Earing Cricketers in India. Crickets come under the Contract List of BCCI but they also earn from the Brand Promotions, IPL, etc. In Indian Premier League Season 14 MS Dhoni becomes the first player to earn a Whopping INR 150 Crores From IPL.
Indian Cricket Players Salary 2023-24
BCCI announces its annual Contract List for 2023. Whereas there are 4 categories Grade A+ INR 7 Cr, Grade A 5 Cr, Grade B INR 3 Cr, and Grade C INR 1 Cr. The Indian Captain Virat Kohli, Vice-Captain Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah come under Grade A+ Contract. While BCCI Dropped MS Dhoni from the Annual Contract List, In August 2020 MS Dhoni retired from International Cricket.
Apart From MS Dhoni BCCI Dropped, Dinesh Karthik, Khaleel Ahmed, and Ambati Rayudu. The Complete List of BCCI Contract list is given below. So Make sure you check it out below. The below list is of BCCI annual Contract List. Cricketers also earn money from Different Sources which are not included in the Following List.
BCCI Central Contract Salary
The Board of Control for Cricket in India usually called BCCI has issued contract details for Indian Male Cricketers who play all three Formats of Cricket including ODI, TEST, and T20Is. But you can check a Grade wise. Because Good Players are listed in the Group A+ Category and their salaries are 7 Crore in Indian Rupees. Likewise, you can also check Groups A and B player’s salaries just below.
- Virat Kohli (Grade A+): INR 7 Cr
- Rohit Sharma (Grade A+): INR 7 Cr
- Jasprit Bumrah (Grade A+): INR 7 Cr
- Ravindra Jadeja (Grade A): INR 5 Cr
- Shikhar Dhawan (Grade A): INR 5 Cr
- Ravichandran Ashwin (Grade A): INR 5 Cr
- Cheteshwar Pujara (Grade A): INR 5 Cr
- Ajinkya Rahane (Grade A): INR 5 Cr
- Ishant Sharma (Grade A): INR 5 Cr
- Mohammad Shami (Grade A): INR 5 Cr
- KL Rahul (Grade A): INR 5 Cr
- Rishab Pant (Grade A): INR 5 Cr
- Hardik Pandya (Grade A): INR 5 Cr
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Grade B): INR 3 Cr
- Umesh Yadav (Grade B): INR 3 Cr
- Wriddhiman Saha (Grade B): INR 3 Cr
- Shardul Thakur (Grade B): INR 3 Cr
- Mayank Agarwal (Grade B): INR 3 Cr
Currently, the Team is playing ICC World Cup 2023 and Reached its Final where they faced team Australia. Australia is a tough contender. But Team India is in good form in terms of bowling and batting and unbeaten so far in this tournament. After CWC 2023, Player categories and salaries will be designed as per the BCCI contract.
IPL Salaries vs BCCI Contracts
Kishan and Shreyas Iyer are the two notable omissions from the contract list. The BCCI did not give a reason for his removal, but it comes amid concerns about players preferring lucrative leagues like the IPL over domestic competitions like the Ranji Trophy.
S.no | Name | BCCI Contract | IPL Salary |
1 | Rohit Sharma | Rs. 7 Crore | Rs. 16 Crore from Mumbai Indians |
2 | Virat Kohli | Rs. 7 Crore | Rs. 15 Crore from Royal Challengers Bangalore |
3 | Jasprit Bumrah | Rs. 7 Crore | Rs. 12 Crore from Mumbai Indians |
4 | Ravindra Jadeja | Rs. 7 Crore | Rs. 16 Crore from Chennai Super Kings |
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