You love to see Indian cricketers taking on the field and winning big matches on a big stage. But have you ever wondered how much money your favorite Indian cricketer gets for every match?
Currently, the Indian cricket team is busy in the ongoing 2023 ODI World Cup in India. The hosts have shown a dominant performance so far by standing at the top of the points table with six wins from six matches played till now and almost made their way to the semi-finals with three games remaining.
The 10 teams participating in the tournament get paid for every match while the semi-finalists and finalists get paid and the World Cup winning team will get the maximum prize money, i.e. $4 Million. Meanwhile, the cricketers also get paid for their performances with bat and bowl in the tournament.
How much salary do Indian cricketers get from the BCCI?
Talking about the salary of Indian cricketers, both Men and Women have been paid the same amount by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) since November 2022. The Indian cricketers get paid for every match they play (whether in the playing or not) and the amount varies in different formats.
An Indian cricketer has a fixed match fee of ₹15 Lakhs for a Test Match, ₹6 Lakhs for the ODI, and ₹3 Lakhs for a T20I match. However, BCCI also releases annual contracts for the players who appear regularly in the Indian jersey in different formats. In a central contract, the players are divided into four grades – A+, A, B, and C with each Grade having a different payment structure.
The A+ category players get an annual salary of ₹7 crores, while the players in A, B and C grades earn ₹5 crores, ₹3 crores, and ₹1 crore respectively. Let’s have a look at which Indian cricketer falls in which grade in the annual contract by the BCCI in 2023.
Qualification for BCCI’s annual central contacts:
- A+ category – All three formats player
- A category – All three formats, at least 2 formats, Test cricket necessary
- B category – Two formats
- C category – Single format player
BCCI’s Grading System for Men’s
International Crickets Salary
| Grade A + | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C |
| INR 7 Cr | INR 5 Cr | INR 3 Cr | INR 1 Cr |
Domestic Cricketers Salary
| Category | Salary |
| Seniors(above 40 matches) | INR 60,000 |
| Under 23 | INR 25,000 |
| Under 19 | INR 20,000 |
BCCI’s Grading System for Women’s
International Cricketers Salary
| Grade A | Grade B | Grade C |
| INR 50 Lakhs | INR 30 Lakhs | INR 10 Lakhs |
Domestic Cricketers Salary
| Category | Salary |
| Senior women (playing XI) | INR 20,000 |
Indian Cricket Players Salary List 2023 Per Annum
| PLAYERs Name | GRADE | SALARY (In INR) |
| Rohit Sharma | A+ | 70 million |
| Virat Kohli | A+ | 70 million |
| Jasprit Bumrah | A+ | 70 million |
| Ravindra Jadeja | A+ | 70 million |
| Hardik Pandya | A | 50 million |
| R Ashwin | A | 50 million |
| Rishabh Pant | A | 50 million |
| Axar Patel | A | 50 million |
| Md Shami | A | 50 million |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | B | 30 million |
| KL Rahul | B | 30 million |
| Shreyas Iyer | B | 30 million |
| Md Siraj | B | 30 million |
| Suryakumar Yadav | B | 30 million |
| Shubman Gill | B | 30 million |
| Shikhar Dhawan | C | 10 million |
| Shardul Thakur | C | 10 million |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | C | 10 million |
| Umesh Yadav | C | 10 million |
| Sanju Samson | C | 10 million |
| Ishan Kishan | C | 10 million |
| Deepak Hooda | C | 10 million |
| Kuldeep Yadav | C | 10 million |
| KS Bharat | C | 10 million |
| Washington Sundar | C | 10 million |
| Arshdeep Singh | C | 10 million |
Also see: Top 10 Highest-Paid Cricketers in the World
Grade A+ Players
Men Cricketers
- Virat Kohli
- Rohit Sharma
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Ravindra Jadeja
Grade A Players
Men Cricketers
- Hardik Pandya
- R Ashwin
- Mohammed Shami
- Rishabh Pant
- Axar Patel
Women Cricketers
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Smriti Mandhana
- Deepti Sharma
Grade B Players
Men Cricketers
- Cheteshwar Pujara
- KL Rahul
- Shreyas Iyer
- Mohammed Siraj
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Shubman Gill
Women Cricketers
- Renuka Singh Thakur
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Shafali Verma
- Richa Ghosh
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Grade C Players
Men Cricketers
- Umesh Yadav
- Shikhar Dhawan
- Shardul Thakur
- Ishan Kishan
- Deepak Hooda
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Washington Sundar
- Sanju Samson
- Arshdeep Singh
- KS Bharat
Women Cricketers
- Meghna Singh
- Devika Vaidya
- Sabbineni Meghana
- Anjali Sarvani
- Sneh Rana
- Radha Yadav
- Harleen Deol
- Yastika Bhatia
- Pooja Vastrakar
Bonus Amount for Indian Cricketers
Apart from their match fee and annual contract, the Indian cricketers also get bonus amounts for individual performances like half-century, centurys, and five-wicket haul. The reward amount isn’t included in a match fee. Let’s have a look at how much reward a player gets for every milestone.
- ₹500,000 for scoring a hundred in a test or ODI
- ₹700,000 for a double hundred in the test
- ₹500,000 for 5 wicket haul in Test, ODI, or T20
- ₹ 700,000 for a 10-wicket haul in test matches
