Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians no doubt has been among the best franchise across the globe. Not only because of their track record but the way they nurture their players and make them a superstar is a standout feature of the team. Not only many greats have represented the team over the years and have displayed some staggering performances, but youngsters have also got the backing of the team and have set the stage on fire to earn themselves a name and take the team to great heights.
2 players who have earned the most money from the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL History
Over the years many seasoned, as well as youngsters, have performed reasonably well for the side. However, not only for the franchise but they have gone to play great knocks for their international as well other domestic teams as well. There have been a few core players as well that have been there for a while and have significantly contributed to the team’s success. Let’s take a look 2 players who have earned the most money from the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL History
Rohit Sharma – INR 1696000000
Skipper Rohit Sharma is the player who has earned the most money from the Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL History. The right-hander has earned INR 1696000000 in the 13 seasons for the franchise. It’s fair to say that the batter has made the team the most successful franchise in the league as he led them to the record five titles in the league. He was acquired by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2011 and for three seasons each he earned 9.2 crores. After that from IPL 2014 to IPL 2017, his salary was raised to 12.5 crores per season. Rohit then earned 15 crores for the next four seasons before getting 16 crores in 2022 and 2023.
Eoin Morgan said, "I would love to be part of Mumbai Indians. Rohit Sharma is an amazing captain".
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 3, 2023
Kieron Pollard – INR 805303500
Kieron Pollard is the second player who has earned the most money from the Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL History. The West Indies all-rounder has bagged INR 805303500 in the 12 seasons he has played for the team. He has been one of the main reasons behind MI’s success in the league as he has many times played match-winning knocks for the team and have bailed them out of trouble. He earned 3.47 crores in the IPL 2010 before earning 4.14, 4.52 and 4.79 crores respectively in the next three seasons. In IPL 2014, Pollard received a salary of INR 7.5 crores and then in 2015 and 2016, he got 9.5 crores in each season. He then was again sold to Mumbai Indians for 5.4 crores in IPL 2018 and till 2021 earned the same amount of money. Before earning 6 crores in the IPL 2022. The all-rounder has now retired from the IPL and will be with the team as a batting coach.
Suresh Raina said – Apart from CSK, Mumbai Indians is my favourite team in IPL. Rohit Sharma is my very good and he very good captain. And MI played cricket very very hard, they are amazing team". (To Jio Cinema)
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 3, 2023
