Rohit Sharma has been a force to reckon with in the International Cricket as well as the Indian Premier League. He has placed his name right at the top in the IPL records whether as batter or captain. He is the third-highest run-scorer in the history of the tournament with 6628 runs from 257 matches, only behind Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan.
As a skipper, he again holds the record for joint most title wins alongside MS Dhoni leading Mumbai Indians to five title wins. Even as a player, he holds the joint most title wins along with Ambati Rayudu, as he won six titles.
His record-breaking performances and stats have certainly been tried to value in monetary form as he has received the most amount of money as fees in aggregate over the years.
He made his debut in the inaugural season of the tournament and was one of the highest-paid Indian players from the lot owing to the brilliant display of performances he had put up in the then-2007 ICC T20 World Cup.
He was bought by the Deccan Chargers for an amount of Rs 3 crores. He played for the Deccan Chargers from 2008 to 2010 where he also won his first IPL as a player in the year 2009.
In the mega-auctions for IPL 2011, he was again brought under the hammer and surely made buzz this time around as well. The Mumbai-based batter was roped in the Mumbai Indians for a stellar sum of Rs 9.2 crores.
He was then made the skipper in 2013, where he did not lose much time as he led the team to a title victory the same year. His fees was then hiked to Rs 12.5 crores per season from 2014 to 2017 wherein he brought 2 more titles.
His fees was again increased to Rs 15 crores per season in 2018 after which his salary saw some more increment in 2021 as he started receiving Rs 16 crores. Lastly, in the recent 2025 auctions, he was retained at a price tag of Rs 16.30 crores.
A look at Rohit Sharma’s IPL salaries over the years
Year |
Team |
Salary (INR) |
2008-10 |
Deccan Chargers |
Rs 3 crores per season |
2011-13 |
Mumbai Indians |
Rs 9.2 crores per season |
2014-17 |
Mumbai Indians |
Rs 12.5 crores per season |
2018-20 |
Mumbai Indians |
Rs 15 crores per season |
2021-24 |
Mumbai Indians |
Rs 16 crores per season |
2025 |
Mumbai Indians |
Rs 16.30 crores |
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