India Test skipper Virat Kohli was among the few cricketers who received a higher actual salary, according to the salary details of the retained IPL players listed by BCCI on Friday.
Kohli’s actual salary in Royal Challengers Bangalore was listed as Rs 15 crore while the purse deduction amount was Rs 12.50 crore in the list put up by BCCI in its website.
The List was put out a few days ahead of the Lodha Committee’s reform report on January 4.
India’s limited over skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who moved to the Pune team recently, however, had the same actual salary and purse deduction of Rs 12.50 crore while playing for Chennai Super Kings.
Among other Indians, Harbhajan Singh (Rs 5.50 crore vs 8 crore) and Ambati Rayudu (Rs 4 vs Rs 6 crore) were the top gainers according to the list put up by the BCCI as a part of its recent attempts to ensure transparency.