Cricket becomes big money sports in past 10 years after the short format cricket is introduced. There are many cricket leagues take place each year that increase the players value as well as their skills. Indian Premier League is one of the biggest platform for cricketers all over the world top salaries. Virat Kohli, AB De Villers, Chris Gayle, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Andre Russell and Quinton de Kock are the players who made big money from IPL in previous season.
Here today we will discuss about most earning batsman, bowlers and all-rounders from cricket. The list is lead by Virat Kohli currently best batsman inform for Team India. MS Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan are among the top paid cricketers. All details about the players earnings were taking professional sports sources and bring you the best and accurate data of the salaries.
| Players | Salary | Annual Income | Source of Earnings |
| Virat Kohli | $10 Million | $32 Million | Endorsements, IPL & BCCI Contract |
| Shikhar Dhawan | $7 Million | $16 Million | Endorsements, IPL & BCCI Contract |
| Rohit Sharma | $5.5 Million | $12 Million | Endorsements, IPL & BCCI Contract |
| MS Dhoni | $4.5 Million | $10 Million | Endorsements, IPL & BCCI Contract |
| Chris Gayle | $3.5 Million | $7 Million | IPL, PSL, & Endorsements |
| Ben Stokes | $3 Million | $5 Million | IPL & ECB Contract |
| Shane Watson | $3 Million | $4.8 Million | PSL, IPL, Big Bash, Endorsements |
| Glen Maxwell | $3 Million | $4 Million | IPL, Big Bash, ACB Contract |
| David Warner | $3 Million | $4.8 Million | PSL, IPL, Big Bash, Endorsements |
| Imran Tahir | $2.7 Million | $4.5 Million | Natwest T20, IPL, CSA Contract |
| Dwayne Bravo | $2.7 Million | $3 Million | BPL, IPL, PSL & Endorsements |
| AB de Villers | $3 Million | $4.5 Million | IPL, CSA Contract & Endorsements |
| Andre Russell | $2.7 Million | 3 Million | Big Bash, PSL & Endorsements |
| Suresh Raina | $2.5 Million | $4 Million | IPL, BCCI Contract & Endorsements |
| Mohammad Amir | $2.2 Million | $3.5 Million | PSL, PCB Contract, (NatWest t20) |
| Steven Smith | $2.2 Million | $3 Million | Big Bash, IPL, Australia central contract |
| Ravichandra Ashwin | $2 Million | $2.5 Million | IPL & BCCI Contract |
| Sarfraz Ahmed | $1.5 Million | $2 Million | PSL, NatWest t20, PCB Contract |
| Aaron Finch | $2 | $2 Million | Big Bash, IPL, Australia central contract |
Virat Kohli : Annual Earnings ($32 Million)
Currently top in-form batsman for team India. Kohli recently bring his side in the final of champions trophy, just making way to final they were undefeated. He signed couple of big endorsement deals that made him most marketable athlete in Asia. Virat Kohli highest paid player in IPL for the team of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Shikhar Dhawan : Annual Earnings ($16 Million):
S.Dhawan is second most expensive in IPL 2018. The Indian opening batsman earned huge success in the cricket career and signed big endorsement deals. Due to his good performance, his salary in Indian Premier league also increased. He is among the (A) category in BCCI contract central.