By Akshay
March 01, 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Aiden Markram is the lowest earning captain in the IPL this year with a salary of Rs 2.6 crore.
Faf du Plessis was bought by RCB for Rs 7 crore in the IPL 2022 auction and appointed him as their new captain after Kohli stepped down.
Gill is the newest captain of IPL, Gill was roped in by GT ahead of IPL 2022 at a salary of Rs 8 crore.
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.
KKR picked him in the IPL 2022 auction for Rs 12.25 crore and named his captain. Nitish Rana captained KKR last season
MS Dhoni took a pay cut ahead of IPL 2023 - from Rs 15 crore to Rs 12 crore - and allowed Ravindra Jadeja to be retained for the first time at Rs 16 crore.
Samson was the first retainer for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022 on a contract worth Rs 14 crore, and was named their new captain.
Pandya is back with Mumbai Indians and has taken over the captaincy directly from Rohit Sharma. And will be with him on a salary of Rs 15 crore
Rishabh Pant is expected to return after injury, so we can include him in this list as the captain of Delhi Capitals. Pant was retained at a salary of Rs 16 crore per season.
With Rs 17 crore, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul is currently the highest-paid captain in the IPL.