IPL 2017: 10 highest paid players

#2 Ben Stokes – 14.5 crore

Ben Stokes was the richest player in the 2017 auctions

England player Ben Stokes was a part of the most exciting auction of all time in 2017. With a base price of Rs 2 crore, he was the centre of attention during the bidding process. The bid shot up to 4, 5, 7, and then 9 crores before finally settling on an amount.

After a heated battle against all the other franchises, Rising Pune Supergiant bagged the Englishman a whopping Rs 14.5 crore. Stokes became the highest-paid foreign player in the history of the IPL.

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#1 Virat Kohli – 15 crore

Kohli will be missing from action in the first few RCB games

India’s Test captain has made rapid strides in his career, to emerge as one of the world’s leading batsmen. He is the quintessential contemporary cricketer who plays his game aggressively and expresses all his emotions on the field.

He can perform calmly and consistently under pressure, and has been a match-winner over the last few years. After putting him in charge of the team for a few games in 2012, RCB groomed him as their next captain, which he eventually became in the 2013 season.

Virat continues to lead the side, but owing to the shoulder injury he sustained in Ranchi, Shane Watson has been named the stand-in-skipper for the first few games.