10 highest paid players in IPL history

No tournament in the history of cricket has been a greater money spinner than the Indian Premier League. Since its inception in the year 2008, the IPL has helped all those involved with it earn some big bucks, whether it is the BCCI, the sponsors, the broadcasters or the players.Over the years, the IPL auction has seen franchises shell out lots of money to acquire players required to build their respective teams. Among these, there have been certain players who have managed to fetch some highly inflated prices.Let’s take a look at the 10 highest paid players in IPL history based on the price they garnered at the auctions.

#10 Rohit Sharma - INR 9.2 crore

Franchise Name – Mumbai Indians

Year – 2011

Batting Avg – 33.8

Rohit Sharma is the skipper of the current IPL Champions Mumbai Indians and made his way into the side at the back of INR 9.2 crore deal back in the 2011 IPL auction. Sharma’s first season with the Mumbai Indians was a pretty productive one as he gave good support to ace batsman Sachin Tendulkar by scoring 372 runs in 16 matches at an impressive average of 33.81. The Indian ODI opener has not looked back since and has gone from strength to strength in the Mumbai franchise.