MUMBAI: In the IPL player retention event for 2018 season here Thursday, Royal Challengers Bangalore made Virat Kohli their unanimous choice for yet another season by paying the maximum amount in the league’s history.
Kohli’s Rs 170 million surpasses the Rs 160 million Yuvraj Singh picked up with the Delhi Daredevils in 2015.
Records were also set by Australian Test skipper Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner, each of whom were retained for the 2018 IPL season for Rs 120 million by Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively. These are the most lucrative T20 contracts ever offered to an Australian.
Ben Stokes’ Rs 145 million season with Rising Pune Supergiant last year remains the record for a foreign player.
This year’s auction — January 27-28 in Bengaluru — will be the biggest the competition has seen, with each team given a bumper salary cap of Rs 800 million and tasked with rebuilding their squads from close to scratch.
MUMBAI: In the IPL player retention event for 2018 season here Thursday, Royal Challengers Bangalore made Virat Kohli their unanimous choice for yet another season by paying the maximum amount in the league’s history.
Kohli’s Rs 170 million surpasses the Rs 160 million Yuvraj Singh picked up with the Delhi Daredevils in 2015.
Records were also set by Australian Test skipper Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner, each of whom were retained for the 2018 IPL season for Rs 120 million by Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively. These are the most lucrative T20 contracts ever offered to an Australian.
Ben Stokes’ Rs 145 million season with Rising Pune Supergiant last year remains the record for a foreign player.
This year’s auction — January 27-28 in Bengaluru — will be the biggest the competition has seen, with each team given a bumper salary cap of Rs 800 million and tasked with rebuilding their squads from close to scratch.
| Franchisee | League Fee | Deduction | Salary Cap Remaining | RTM Available at Auction |
| Chennai Super Kings | ||||
| M S Dhoni | 150 Mn | 150 Mn | ||
| Suresh Raina | 110 Mn | 110 Mn | 470 Mn | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 70 Mn | 70 Mn | ||
| Delhi Daredevils | ||||
| Rishabh Pant | 80 Mn | 150 Mn | ||
| Chris Morris | 71 Mn | 110 Mn | 470 Mn | 2 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 70 Mn | 70 Mn | ||
| Kings XI Punjab | ||||
| Axar Patel | 675 Mn | 125 Mn | 675 Mn | 3 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||
| Sunil Narine | 85 Mn | 125 Mn | ||
| Andre Russell | 7 Mn | 85 Mn | 590 Mn | 3 |
| Mumbai Indians | ||||
| Rohit Sharma | 150 Mn | 150 Mn | ||
| Hardik Pandya | 110 Mn | 110 Mn | 470 Mn | 2 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 70 Mn | 70 Mn | ||
| Rajasthan Royals | ||||
| Steve Smith | 120 Mn | 125 Mn | 675 Mn | 3 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||
| Virat Kohli | 170 Mn | 170 Mn | ||
| A B de Villiers | 110 Mn | 110 Mn | 490 Mn | 2 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | 17.5 Mn | 30 Mn | ||
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | ||||
| David Warner | 120 Mn | 125 Mn | ||
| Bhuvaneshwar Kumar | 85 Mn | 85 Mn | 590 Mn | 3 |
