IPL: The cost of each run scored by the top 5 highest run-getters in the tournament's history

#2 Virat Kohli - 2.2 Lakhs/Run

Virat Kohli is an elite batsman

Undoubtedly the best batsman across the formats in world cricket, Virat Kohli came to the limelight when he led the Indian U-19 World Cup winning team in 2008. The right-hander was included in the RCB squad in 2008 and was made the captain of the side in the year 2013.

In the 2016 season, the Delhi-born cricketer shattered the record for leading run-scorers list scoring 973 runs that season to win the Orange Cap. In the same season, he has racked up 4 tons to become the second most number of centuries for a batsman in the history of the tournament.

At present, the RCB skipper is the second highest leading run-scorer of the tournament as he has thus amassed 4948 runs at an excellent average of 38.36 and a strike rate of 130.76. The 30-year-old is currently the third highest paid cricketer in the history of IPL with INR 109.2 crores.

Thus Kohli was paid INR 2.2 lakhs for each run he has scored in the tournament. He has been retained by RCB for INR 17 crores for the upcoming IPL season.