Top 10 highest earning bowlers in IPL over the years

#8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar (₹34.73 crore)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

The two-time Purple Cap holder Bhuvneshwar Kumar takes the number 8 position in the list of highest earning bowlers from IPL with total earnings of ₹ 34.73 Crores.

Bhuvneshwar started his IPL career with Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008 and played for Pune Warriors India for the next three seasons before being bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014. Since 2014, Bhuvneshwar has been an integral part of SRH.

The 29-year-old has thus far played 102 matches and picked up 120 wickets with an impressive economy of 7.16, ranking as the sixth highest wicket-taker in the history of the tournament.

He has been retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a whopping sum of ₹8.5 crore for the upcoming IPL edition.

#7 Piyush Chawla (₹42.62 crore)

Piyush Chawla

The Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Piyush Chawla stands at number 7 in the list with a total salary of ₹42.62 crore.

The leg-spinner began his IPL career with Kings XI Punjab in 2008 and played for them for the first six editions of the IPL. In 2014, Chawla shifted to KKR and has been representing them since then. Chawla has been retained by KKR again for a huge sum of ₹ 4.26 Crores.

The 30-year-old has thus far played 144 matches and scalped 140 wickets with a decent economy of 7.71, standing as the third highest wicket-taker in the history of the tournament.