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# MS Dhoni ($1.5 million/Rs. 6 Cr)
Captain Cool MS Dhoni has captained CSK to three IPL titles and has garnered an immense fan following in Chennai due to his exploits spread across 11 years. Even though he played for Rising Pune Supergiant for two seasons, he will forever be synonymous with the Super Kings.
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In the inaugural season, Dhoni arrived fresh after the roaring success of the 2007 World T20, that made him a supremely popular entity in world cricket. He was not part of the icon group of players, and was part of the auctions in February 2008.
In 2009, Dhoni's price was bettered by Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen, who were bought for $1.55m each.
Not surprisingly, Dhoni got the fattest paycheck of them all, gathering a whopping $1.5 million and was sealed to the destiny of the Super Kings. The way he managed to script the success of the Yellow Army is there for everyone to see.
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