Salaries Of IPL Captains; Know Who Earns Most Money and Who Earns Lowest? – ETV Bharat

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By ETV Bharat Sports Team
Published : Mar 17, 2025, 6:55 PM IST
Hyderabad: All the teams are geared up for March 22 and the first match of the season will be played at the Eden Gardens. Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will lock horns in the opening match of the season. All the IPL teams have announced their captain ahead of the season and some of the franchises will be playing under a new leadership.
New Captains in IPL 2025
Delhi Capitals (DC) have announced Axar Patel as skipper while Ajinkya Rahane will lead the KKR. RCB have handed the reigns of the team to Rajat Patidar while Rishabh Pant will captain the Delhi Capitals.
As a few of the teams released their player ahead of the IPL mega auction a change in the captaincy occurred. Ahead of the IPL 2025 let us take a look at the salary of the captains of the IPL teams.
IPL 2025 captain’s salary:

Rishabh Pant – 27cr.
Shreyas Iyer – 26.75cr.
Pat Cummins – 18cr.
Ruturaj Gaikwad – 18cr.
Sanju Samson – 18cr.
Axar Patel – 16.5cr
Shubman Gill – 16.5cr.
Hardik Pandya – 16.35cr.
Rajat Patidar – 11cr.
Ajinkya Rahane – 1.5cr. pic.twitter.com/hO5IsCrGhn
Salary of the IPL skippers
Rishabh Pant (LSG) – 27 Crores
Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) – 26.75 Crores
Pat Cummins (SRH) – 18 Crores
Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) – 18 Crores
Sanju Samson (RR) – 18 Crores
Axar Patel (DC) – 16.5 Crores
Shubman Gill (GT) 16.5 Crores
Hardik Pandya (MI) 16.35 Crores
Rajat Patidar (RCB) – 11 Crores
Ajinkya Rahane (KKR) – 1.5 Crores
Captains with the highest salary and lowest salary
Rishabh Pant was the most expensive pick at the IPL auction table as Lucknow Super Giants acquired his services at a price of ₹27 Crores. Punjab Kings have also announced their new captain in the form of Shreyas Iyer buying him for 26.75 Crores. Ajinkya Rahane will be the captain with the lowest amount of salary as he will be getting ₹1.5 Crores.

Hyderabad: All the teams are geared up for March 22 and the first match of the season will be played at the Eden Gardens. Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will lock horns in the opening match of the season. All the IPL teams have announced their captain ahead of the season and some of the franchises will be playing under a new leadership.
New Captains in IPL 2025
Delhi Capitals (DC) have announced Axar Patel as skipper while Ajinkya Rahane will lead the KKR. RCB have handed the reigns of the team to Rajat Patidar while Rishabh Pant will captain the Delhi Capitals.
As a few of the teams released their player ahead of the IPL mega auction a change in the captaincy occurred. Ahead of the IPL 2025 let us take a look at the salary of the captains of the IPL teams.
IPL 2025 captain’s salary:

Rishabh Pant – 27cr.
Shreyas Iyer – 26.75cr.
Pat Cummins – 18cr.
Ruturaj Gaikwad – 18cr.
Sanju Samson – 18cr.
Axar Patel – 16.5cr
Shubman Gill – 16.5cr.
Hardik Pandya – 16.35cr.
Rajat Patidar – 11cr.
Ajinkya Rahane – 1.5cr. pic.twitter.com/hO5IsCrGhn
Salary of the IPL skippers
Rishabh Pant (LSG) – 27 Crores
Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) – 26.75 Crores
Pat Cummins (SRH) – 18 Crores
Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) – 18 Crores
Sanju Samson (RR) – 18 Crores
Axar Patel (DC) – 16.5 Crores
Shubman Gill (GT) 16.5 Crores
Hardik Pandya (MI) 16.35 Crores
Rajat Patidar (RCB) – 11 Crores
Ajinkya Rahane (KKR) – 1.5 Crores
Captains with the highest salary and lowest salary
Rishabh Pant was the most expensive pick at the IPL auction table as Lucknow Super Giants acquired his services at a price of ₹27 Crores. Punjab Kings have also announced their new captain in the form of Shreyas Iyer buying him for 26.75 Crores. Ajinkya Rahane will be the captain with the lowest amount of salary as he will be getting ₹1.5 Crores.
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