Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the most liked players in India right now. Of course, both of them now play for Team India only in ODI format, but the fans’ craze for them is continuously increasing. In the latest contract of BCCI, there are 4 players including Virat and Rohit, who get an annual salary of Rs 7 crore. Both of them get crores of rupees from IPL, they also earn huge money from advertisements. Know who are the top-5 highest earning players of India in the year 2025.

Compared to other sports in India, cricket is the most famous, the craze for which is spread in every region of the country. That’s why every big company wants cricketers who have played at the national level to advertise for their companies. The bigger the player, the greater his demand and for this the companies also have to pay more money. Currently, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the biggest players of India, who have retired from T20 and Test.

1. Virat Kohli (250-300 crores)

Virat Kohli is at second place in the ICC ODI batting rankings, having scored 2 centuries in the 3-match series against South Africa. Kohli earns Rs 7 crore per year from BCCI contract, apart from this he gets Rs 21 crore from RCB in IPL. Apart from this, Kohli earns huge amount from many advertisements, he also has his own company. According to the report, his earning in the year 2025 will be between Rs 250 to 300 crore.

2. Rohit Sharma (150-180 crores)

Rohit Sharma is second in the list, who has earned Rs 150 to 180 crore in the year 2025. His annual salary from BCCI contract is Rs 7 crore. In the last edition, Mumbai Indians had retained him for Rs 16 crore. Apart from this, Rohit earns a lot from per match fees and advertisements.

3. Rishabh Pant (100-120 crores)

Rishabh Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for a record amount in the last IPL edition, he got Rs 27 crore for one edition. This time also Lucknow has retained him. Pant is in A grade in the BCCI’s central contract list, whose annual salary is Rs 5 crore. Apart from this, Pant earns from advertisements.

4. Jasprit Bumrah (90-110 crores)

Jasprit Bumrah is also in Grade A+ along with Kohli and Rohit, whose annual salary is Rs 7 crore. Bumrah plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL, this year Jasprit Bumrah was retained by Mumbai for Rs 18 crore. He is the most expensive player of MI team. His earning in 2025 is said to be between Rs 90 to 110 crore.

5. Hardik Pandya (80-100 crores),

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya is in A grade in BCCI’s central contract, in which he gets Rs 5 crore annually. Hardik is the fifth highest earning Indian player in the year 2025. His IPL salary is Rs 16.35 crore. Apart from this, Hardik does advertisements for many companies, from which he earns a lot. According to the report, Hardik’s earnings in the year 2025 will be between Rs 80 to 100 crore.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament is currently going on in Indian domestic cricket. After this, Vijay Hazare Trophy will be played from 24th December, in which Virat Kohli has agreed to play. Virat was last seen playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in the 2009-2010 season. Now with Virat’s return in this domestic tournament after 15 years, the excitement among the fans is at its peak.

Let us tell you that Virat Kohli will play for Delhi team in Vijay Hazare Trophy. But do you know how much fee they will get per match for playing in this tournament? Here you will get the answer to this question.

How much will Virat Kohli charge?

The rules of Indian domestic cricket are clear. Here players get salary based on experience. If a player has experience of 20 or less List-A matches, then he gets a salary of Rs 40 thousand per match. Whereas a player having experience of 21-40 matches will get a salary of Rs 50 thousand for one match in Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Whereas a player who has experience of 41 or more List-A matches, he gets Rs 60 thousand for playing each match. Since Virat Kohli has the experience of more than 300 List-A matches, Virat will get Rs 60 thousand per match if he plays for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

How many matches will Virat Kohli play?

Delhi has to play 7 matches in the league stage of Vijay Hazare Trophy. Will Virat Kohli represent Delhi team in all these matches. The answer is, no. According to media reports, Virat can play only 3 matches. He can play in the matches against Andhra on 24th December, Gujarat on 26th December and Railways on 6th January.

Delhi’s schedule in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Delhi has got a place in Group D in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. In Group D, it has Haryana, Gujarat, Saurashtra, Services, Odisha, Railways and Andhra Pradesh. Delhi has to play 7 matches in the league stage, after which the knockout matches will start from January 12.

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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from both Tests and T20 cricket. Now only Rohit and Kohli, who play ODI, take heavy salary from BCCI. The BCCI’s salary system is such that the players are divided into 4 parts. There are only 2 such players in Indian cricket, who take equal salary as Rohit and Virat.

How many salary do Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma take?

In the Central Contract List of BCCI, players are divided into four grades. These players are tanked under Grade A+, Grade A, Grade B and Grade C. Grade A+ cricketers get 7 crores annually, 5 crore to grade A players with Grade B and Grade C players get a tank of Rs 1 crore in a year.

Since Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma fall in the grade A+ of the Central Contract List, BCCI gives them a tank of Rs 7 crore for a year.

Only these 2 players get 7 crores

Apart from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, only Jaspreet Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are present in Grade A+. Therefore, BCCI gives a salary of Rs 7 crore annually to Bumrah and Jadeja with Virat and Rohit.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were last seen representing Team India in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025. Both of them will not play in the Asia Cup, which will be played in T20 format, but Virat and Rohit have said goodbye to T20 cricket. If Virat and Rohit play in all ODI matches for Team India in 2025, then they will be seen playing only 6 more matches this year.

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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from both Tests and T20 cricket. Now only Rohit and Kohli, who play ODI, take heavy salary from BCCI. The BCCI’s salary system is such that the players are divided into 4 parts. There are only 2 such players in Indian cricket, who take equal salary as Rohit and Virat.

How many salary do Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma take?

In the Central Contract List of BCCI, players are divided into four grades. These players are tanked under Grade A+, Grade A, Grade B and Grade C. Grade A+ cricketers get 7 crores annually, 5 crore to grade A players with Grade B and Grade C players get a tank of Rs 1 crore in a year.

Since Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma fall in the grade A+ of the Central Contract List, BCCI gives them a tank of Rs 7 crore for a year.

Only these 2 players get 7 crores

Apart from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, only Jaspreet Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are present in Grade A+. Therefore, BCCI gives a salary of Rs 7 crore annually to Bumrah and Jadeja with Virat and Rohit.

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Bcci Central Contract Salary List: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from 2 Surma T20 and Test format of Indian cricket. He will now play only in ODIs and is being speculated that Virat and Rohit can continue to play till 2027 ODI World Cup. Since Rohit and Virat have now retired from two formats, have they reduced the salary from BCCI? Know here how much salary the BCCI is giving them right now.

The BCCI released the Central Contract list for the 2025-26 session in April this year. In it, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jaspreet Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja were kept in grade A+. Players coming in this grade get a salary of Rs 7 crore annually. Remind that despite the T20 retirement, they were kept in grade A+, while in this grade those players are kept who are playing in all three formats.

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Talking about grade B, BCCI pays Rs 3 crore to the players involved in a year. This grade includes Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Akshar Patel. At the same time, many players including Rinku Singh and Shivam Dubey are included in Grade C. BCCI gives Rs 1 crore annually to the players coming in grade C.

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