#4 Gautam Gambhir (INR 94.62 Crores)
The former team India opener and the man of finals for India rank four in the list with the total IPL salary of INR 94.62 Crores. The Delhi star misses the INR 1 Billion salary club by just INR 3.38 Crores. The southpaw has recently retired from all forms of cricket.
Gautam Gambhir has represented his home franchise Delhi capitals from 2008 to 2011 before KKR bought him in 2011. He led them to two IPL titles before being bought back by Delhi Capitals in 2018.
The 37-year-old has thus far featured in 154 IPL matches, scoring 4218 runs at an average of 31.01 and a strike rate of 123.91.
#3 Virat Kohli (INR 1.092 Billion)
One of the best batsmen of this modern-day cricket and the team India skipper has found himself at his favourite number three in the list as well. The RCB skipper has thus far earned INR 109.2 Crores from the Indian Premier League. Kohli has been retained by RCB for INR 17 Crores for the upcoming IPL season.
Kohli is one of the few players who has represented the same franchise in all editions of the league. The 30-year-old has thus far played 163 IPL matches, scoring 4948 runs at an exceptional average of 38.36 and a decent strike rate of 130.76.
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