Virat Kohli becames the Most Expensive Player in IPL

Virat Kohli becomes the most expensive player in IPL History | Retain for Rs 17 Crore  by RCB

Virat, Rohit and Dhoni Retain for Rs 17, 15, 15 Respectively

Virat Kohli has become the most expensive player in IPL history after being retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore while forking out Rs 17 crore for the Indian skipper’s services. On the deadline day for IPL player retentions for 2018 season.

Virat Kohli has broken the previous record for the most expensive player held by England all-rounder Ben Strokes of Rs 14.5 Crore by Rising Pune Supergiants.

 Along with Kohli bagging 17 Crore to his pocket, Mumbai Indians Captain Rohit Sharma and CSK Captain MS Dhoni both has been Retain for Rs 15 Crore by their Franchise. 

IPL 2018 PLAYER RETENTIONS

TOTAL PURSE: Rs 80 crore

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah. (Purse Remaining: Rs 47 crore)

Delhi Daredevils: Chris Morris, Rishabh Pant, and Shreyas Iyer. (Purse Remaining: Rs 47 crore)

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers Sarfaraz Khan. (Purse Remaining: Rs 49 crore)

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja. (Purse Remaining: Rs 47 crore)

Rajasthan Royals: Steven Smith. (Purse Remaining: Rs 67.5 core)

Kings XI Punjab: Axar Patel. (Purse Remaining: Rs 67.5 crore)

Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. (Purse Remaining: Rs 67.5 crore)

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Purse Remaining: Rs 67.5 crore)