4. Dinesh Chandimal – Sri Lanka (Rs 3.53 crores)
This name will be hard to digest for many of the fans but it is a fact that Sri Lanka is 3rd in the world in terms of the salary they pay to their players. Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal used to earn Rs 18.04 Lakhs per month earlier. However, he now earns Rs 28.91 lakhs per month after the board made a profit of Rs 2.2 Billion in the last year.
3. Tim Paine – Australia (Rs 6.80 crores)
The Australian cricketers currently get $20000 USD (Rs 13.88 lakhs) and $10000 USD (Rs 6.94 lakhs) for a Test match and an ODI respectively. Tim Paine himself earns $1m USD.
2. Virat Kohli – India (Rs 7 crores)
It is not unknown that BCCI pays a heavy salary to its players. The Indian players are segregated into 4 categories of different pay scales. Kohli is in the A+ category and earns 7 crores annually.
1. Eoin Morgan – England (Rs 8.12 crores)
England tops the list courtesy of their captain Eoin Morgan. The Englishman gets a salary of Rs 76.8 lakhs per month which sums up to Rs 8.12 crores per annum.
