Cricket is certainly the most popular games of India and it is also true that there is a lot of money in this game. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) pays a good amount to the cricketers and some cricketers also earn a good amount through the endorsements as companies like to rope in famous cricketers for brand promotion campaigns.

BCCI awards annual contracts to the players in four categories – in Grade A+ category cricketers are paid Rs. 7 crore annually, in Grade A category cricketers are paid Rs. 5 crore annually, in Grade B category cricketers are paid Rs. 3 crore annually while in Grade C, cricketers are paid Rs. 1 crore annually.

Here is a list of the 28 Indian cricketers and their salary in 2021:

Grade A+ (Rs. 7 crore annually):

1. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has been leading the Indian test team since 2014 and in 2017 he started leading the team in the short formats as well. He is has huge following on the social media networks and earns quite a good amount through endorsements as well. As per an estimate, the net worth of Virat Kohli is around Rs. 638 crore approx..

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2. Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is the vice-captain of Indian team in the shorter formats and his fans also love to call him as Hitman. Rohit Sharma is the skipper of IPL team Mumbai Indians and he is the most successful skipper of IPL as his team has won IPL five times under his leadership. The net worth of Rohit Sharma is said to be Rs. 170 crores approx.

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3. Jasprit Bumrah

The young Indian pacer made his international debut in the shorter format in the year 2016 but for making his debut in the purest form of the game he had to wait for 2 years. As per an estimate, the net worth of the Indian pacer is Rs.29 crores approx.

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Grade A (Rs. 5 crore annually)

4. Ravichandran Ashwin

The Indian all-rounder is an integral part of the Indian test squad but he has not been able to secure his berth in the team for shorter formats for quite a long time now. His net worth is Rs.110 crore approx.

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5. Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja not only contributes with the bat but with ball as well but what makes him stand apart from others is his superb fielding. His net worth is said to be around Rs. 45 crores.

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6. Cheteshwar Pujara

The test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara is a very important player of Indian test team and he is one of those tough batsmen who won’t let his wicket fall even if the bowlers start hitting him on his body as it happened in the Sydney test match. His net worth is said to be around Rs. 15 crores.

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7. Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane is the vice-captain of Indian test team and he made a great impact with his captaincy in the absence of Virat Kohli in the India-Australia test series. His net worth is Rs. 65 crore approx.

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8. Shikhar Dhawan

He is fondly called as Gabbar by his fans and he is certainly an integral part of the Indian team the shorter formats. His net worth is said to be around Rs. 96 crores approx.

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9. KL Rahul

KL Rahul has been performing great for quite some time now and he can be called a one-stop shop for all solutions for Indian team whether they need a middle-order batsman or an opener or a wicketkeeper. He is always ready to perform the duty which he gets from the team. His net worth is Rs. 43 crores approx.

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10. Mohammad Shami

The pacer is an integral part of the Indian team in all the formats and his ability to score some runs make him more valuable for the team. His net worth is Rs. 36 crore approx.

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11. Ishant Sharma

The pacer is an important part of India’s test team but he has not been able to make a comeback in the shorter formats. His net worth is Rs.110 crore approx.

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12. Rishabh Pant

The 23-yr old wicketkeeper-batsman has impressed everyone with his recent performances. The net worth of IPL team Delhi Capital’s skipper is Rs.36 crore approx.

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13. Hardik Pandya

The all-rounder cricketer has been a regular face in the Indian team for shorter formats. His net worth is Rs.37 crore approx.

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Grade B (Rs. 3 crore annually)

The players who belong to Grade B are – Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Agarwal.

Grade C (Rs.1 crore annually)

The cricketers who are in the Grade C category are – Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj.