The Rich List: Who are cricket's highest-paid players?

With the rise of franchise cricket, there is no shortage of cash to splash in cricket these days. Having said that, let’s take a look at the highest-paid players in the world based on their net worth and IPL salaries.

Despite his stints in the national side never working out, Chahar is almost unstoppable in the IPL and earns every cent of his $1.7m

Samson is an explosive wicketkeeper batter who boasts eye-watering numbers across all formats. He is arguably a little unlucky not to have more caps for India, still his $1.7m auction price helps to ease the pain!

One of the best T20 bowlers of all time, with over 550 wickets so far in his career. He has played a key role in multiple tournament wins around the world, most notably with Gujurat Titans in their inaugural season. His $1.8m price tag seems a bargain.

Another member of the Titans championship-winning side, Pandya is one of the very few seam-bowling all-rounders in India currently. His explosive batting to finish innings is a key asset to any team he’s a part of, $1.8m doesn’t seem too bad when you put it like that…

Another explosive wicket-keeper bat, Kishan is set to play a big role in the 2023 Cricket World Cup with Shubman Gill laid low with dengue fever, if he helps India win a World Cup, he may not have to worry about spending any of his $1.86m IPL salary anytime soon.

One of the very best white ball batters of all time and a legend of the game, Sharma barely needs an introduction, given his batting prowess, he could well deserve two or three times his $1.95m.

Not many people in the world can bowl 90mph plus and hit a cricket ball 90m plus, Andre Russell is one of them, meaning the Kolkata Knight Riders probably aren’t too disappointed at his $1.95m price tag.

The preposterously talented Pant is on the road to recovery after a horrific car crash has kept him out of cricket for nearly a year. At his best, there are few better players out there, justifying his $1.95m price tag.

Jaddu, as Indian fans know him, is one of the game's great all-rounders. Unerringly accurate left-arm orthodox bowling, excellent lower middle order runs, and fielding skills on a different planet to most, his $1.95m price tag may not come close to showing his true worth.

Pooran on his day is one of the most explosive batters in world cricket, he’s perhaps not quite as consistent as you’d like, but when he’s on, he’s on. I’m sure the Lucknow Super Giants are very happy paying his $1.95m.

Is Stokes the man to take over from Dhoni at CSK? If so he may want to renegotiate his $1.98m price tag given the weight of expectations!

Despite never quite finding his best position in the Indian batting lineup, Rahul is a top-quality batter who is more than capable with the keeping gloves if needed, it’s no surprise he went for $2m in the IPL auction.

The future of Australian, and Mumbai Indians, cricket, Green has everything you’d want from a top-class all-rounder. Power-hitting, wicket-taking bowling, and buckets for hands, Green is worth every cent of his $2.14m price tag.

When you play a key role in winning a T20 World Cup, it is certain to boost your value. This is exactly what happened for the youngest Curran brother who is now valued at $2.26m by the Punjab Kings.

King Kohli has a relatively tame $1.8m IPL price tag, but with 260m Instagram followers, there is no shortage of outside income. Kohli is estimated to have a net worth of around $140m, not bad for a cricketer!

Dhoni has won pretty much everything there is to win in cricket whilst carrying the weight of the Indian nation on his shoulders. Whilst his retirement is still somewhat up in the air, what’s not is the vast wealth he has accumulated over his career, now worth a rumoured $180m!