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

#1 Suresh Raina - 1.78 Lakhs/Run

Suresh Raina is an IPL legend

Without a shadow of a doubt, Suresh Raina has been the most consistent performer of the Indian annual showpiece franchise event, the Indian Premier League. Currently, the Chennai Super Kings star batsman is the leading run-scorer of the tournament.

The southpaw has thus far scored 4985 runs in 172 innings. He scored them at a decent average of 34.38 and a strike rate of 138.43. Except for the 2015 and 2016 IPL seasons, Raina has scored in excess of 400 runs in all the other seasons.

The Uttar Pradesh born cricketer stands at number five in the list of highest earned cricketers in the history of IPL. Raina has thus far bagged INR 88.74 crores from IPL.

Thus Raina has earned Rs. 1.78 lakhs for each run he scored. Raina has been retained by Chennai Super Kings for INR 11 crores this season.

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