IPL is one of the biggest sports leagues in the world. Crores of people in the world enjoy Indian Premier League matches every day. Some selected players have made a huge contribution in taking the brand value of IPL to the sky, among which Virat Kohli is also one. Virat plays for RCB and has scored more than 8,000 runs in his IPL career. But have you ever wondered how much a player of Virat Kohli’s level would charge for playing a match in IPL?

How much does Virat Kohli charge for a match?

In the Indian Premier League, the amount received by players is decided through auction or retention. Since RCB had retained Virat Kohli for Rs 21 crore, he will get a total of Rs 21 crore to play in IPL 2026. Even if Royal Challengers Bangalore does not go to the playoffs, Virat can play all 14 matches of the league stage. According to the retention amount, Kohli will get more than Rs 1 crore for each match.

Apart from this, do you know that any player who plays on the field during an IPL match gets a separate match fee of Rs 7.5 lakh. Similarly, Virat Kohli also gets a separate amount of Rs 7.5 lakh for playing every match for RCB. Even if Virat plays all the 14 matches of the league stage, he still earns Rs 1.05 crore separately.

Virat Kohli’s IPL career

Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer batsman in the history of the Indian Premier League. He has 8,730 runs in his name in 268 matches. He is also the first batsman to cross the figure of 8 thousand runs in IPL. In his IPL career, he has also scored 8 centuries and 64 half-centuries.

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IPL 2026 season is going to start from 28th March. Everyone’s eyes will once again be on Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni. On one hand, Dhoni will be playing a competitive match after a year, while Rohit and Kohli will also be seen on the cricket field for many months. The stature of all three legends is very high in the world of cricket, but do you know who is earning the most money among them?

Who is getting the most money?

First of all, if we talk about MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings is giving him only Rs 4 crore this time. Actually, it has been more than 5 years since Dhoni retired from international cricket, due to which as per BCCI rules, he was kept in the list of uncapped players in the mini auction. Because of this he will get only Rs 4 crore.

Rohit Sharma will play for Mumbai Indians and he will get an amount of Rs 16.30 crore in IPL 2026. Hardik Pandya is captaining Mumbai since the 2024 season.

Virat Kohli will get the most money among the three. Before the mega auction of 2025, RCB had retained Virat Kohli for Rs 21 crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore is going to pay him the same amount in IPL 2026 also.

• MS Dhoni – 4 crores
• Rohit Sharma – 16.30 crores
• Virat Kohli – 21 crores

Career of Virat, Rohit and Dhoni

Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the most runs in the history of the Indian Premier League. He has so far played 267 matches and scored 8661 runs and is also the first batsman to touch the figure of eight thousand runs in IPL. Rohit Sharma is second in the list of highest run scorers, having scored 7,046 runs so far. Whereas MS Dhoni has scored 5439 runs in his career.

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