IPL: Highest paid players in the history of each franchise

#6) Sunrisers Hyderabad- Shikhar Dhawan (Rs.12.5 crore)

Shikhar Dhawan has formed a formidable partnership with David Warner over the years.

'Gabbar’ has been playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad from the 2013 IPL. Since then, the Indian batsman has been a prolific scorer for the Hyderabad outfit at the top order. Dhawan won the 2016 IPL with SRH under David Warner’s captaincy.

Dhawan has scored 2021 runs in 69 matches for the Sunrisers. Dhawan was retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.12.5 crore before the 2017 IPL, making him their highest paid player ever.

For the 2018 season though, he was released by the SRH and was bought back at the auctions (using the RTM) for Rs.5.2 crore. But the Rs.12.5 crore he received for the 2017 IPL still makes him the highest paid player in the SRH history.