Rohit Sharma Started His IPL Journey With 3 Crores, Witnessing A Monstrous 433% Hike In Salary Within 15 Years!

Rohit Sharma is one of the pillars of Mumbai Indians, and for that, he's getting paid a huge salary by the franchise. Read on!

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Shalmesh More
- April 1, 2024 | 9:24 PM IST
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Rohit Sharma is one of the most exciting players in the cricket world, and the man is rightly called ‘Hitman’ by admirers of his game. While his international career is full of explosive stats, his IPL (Indian Premier League) journey, too, has been full of big achievements. All thanks to such a glorious profile, the star cricketer is getting a handsome amount as his salary. Keep reading to know more!

Beginning of the IPL career

Rohit Sharma is one of those important players who have been associated with the Indian Premier League from the debut season. The first IPL season was held in 2008, and back then, Rohit played for Deccan Chargers Hyderabad (now titled Sunrisers Hyderabad). Even for the first edition, the hitter got a good price of 3 crores as his salary

The first jump in Rohit Sharma’s salary

After getting 3 crores for the first season, Rohit Sharma was retained by Deccan Chargers Hyderabad for two more seasons at the same price. It was in 2011 that his team switched, and he moved to Mumbai Indians. For the first season with Mumbai, Rohit bagged an impressive price of 9.20 crores, which is a growth of 206.66% from the salary of the debut season.

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Mumbai Indians appreciates Rohit’s skills with fat paychecks!

At the same price of 9.20 crores, Rohit Sharma was retained by the Mumbai franchise for three seasons. In 2014, the Hitman enjoyed another hike of 35.86% as his salary went from 9.20 crores to 12.50 crores. With this price tag, he was retained for four seasons, and the next hike came in 2018 when he got a 15 crores salary. It was growth of 20%.

From 2018 to 2021, Rohit Sharma was paid 15 crores for each season, which he rightly deserved as his leadership helped Mumbai win multiple trophies.

In 2022, Rohit again got a hike, and his salary went up to 16 crores. With the retained status, he was paid the same amount in 2023, and even for this edition, he got the same amount. If compared to the last annual price of 15 crores, it’s just a jump of 6.66%. However, if we look at Rohit’s beginning of the IPL career, it’s a monstrous growth of 433.33%.

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