Written By: Akshat Jain | Updated: Aug 25, 2025, 1:34 AM
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In this collection of pictures we shall take a look at 6 highest-paid players by their cricket boards. Interestingly, there's no Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul or Hardik Pandya in the list. Let's dive in.
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Star Indian batter Virat Kohli holds a spot in BCCI's highest A+ contract category, which gives him a yearly salary of Rs 7 crore (about USD 801,778). In addition to this, he also gets Rs 15 lakh for every Test, Rs 6 lakh for each ODI and Rs 3 lakh for every T20I he plays. Although he has moved away from playing T20Is and Tests, Kohli still earns around Rs 9 to Rs 10 crore (USD 1.1 to 1.2 million) per year from the BCCI.
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Rohit Sharma, India's current ODI captain, is also in the A+ contract category and gets Rs 7 crore (about USD 801,778) as his yearly salary. His match payments are the same as Virat Kohli's, Rs 15 lakh for a Test, Rs 6 lakh for an ODI, and Rs 3 lakh for a T20I. In total, Rohit earns nearly Rs 10 crore (around USD 1.2 million) each year from the BCCI.
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India's pace ace, Jasprit Bumrah, is part of the A+ contract list and takes home Rs 7 crore (around USD 801,778) per year, along with the standard match payments from the BCCI.
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Top Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja gets a fixed yearly pay of Rs 7 crore (about USD 801,778), plus regular match fees, just like Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma.
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Joe Root, the former Test captain of England, has a central contract valued at around 950,000 pounds (roughly USD 1.2 million). When match payments and performance bonuses are added, his yearly income from the England board goes beyond USD 1.3 million.
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Australia's Test captain Pat Cummins, makes nearly USD 2 million each year. This includes his central contract, extra pay for being captain and earnings from playing across all formats.
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