DTVHINDIRishabh Pant becomes the highest earning Indian cricketer, surpasses Kohli-Rohit
Including IPL and BCCI’s central contract, Rishabh Pant’s total annual earnings have now reached Rs 30 crore. Virat Kohli & Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: Getty Images) Rishabh Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. He has become the most expensive player in IPL history. With this, the young wicketkeeper-batsman has become the highest earning Indian cricketer in a year. Rishabh has left behind players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Rishabh Pant will get more salary than Virat Kohli Rishabh Pant is a Grade-B player in BCCI Central Contract, he gets Rs 3 crore annually. Including IPL and BCCI’s central contract, Pant’s total annual earnings have now reached Rs 30 crore. Virat Kohli is a Grade-A+ player in BCCI Central Contract, he gets Rs 7 crore annually. At the same time, before the IPL 2025 mega auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore had retained Kohli for Rs 21 crore, his annual earning from cricket is now Rs 28 crore. Shreyas Iyer did not get a place in the list for this reason According to CNBCTV18, Shreyas Iyer could also be included in this list, who was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore in the mega auction. However, Shreyas does not have a BCCI central contract, due to which he is not in the list. Jadeja and Bumrah are also included in the list Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are also included in the top-5 players earning more from IPL and BCCI central contracts. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah (25 crores) is third in the list, Ravindra Jadeja (25 crores) is fourth and Indian captain Rohit Sharma (23.30 crores) is fifth. Top-5 Indian players who earn the most by combining IPL salary and BCCI contract- player IPL salary BCCI Contract/Grade total earnings Rishabh Pant 27 crores 3 Crore/ Grade B INR 30 Crore Virat Kohli 21 crores 7 Crore/ Grade A+ INR 28 Crore Jasprit Bumrah 18 crores 7 Crore/ Grade A+ INR 25 Crore Ravindra Jadeja 18 crores 7 Crore/ Grade A+ INR 25 Crore Rohit Sharma 16.30 crores 7 Crore/ Grade A+ INR 23.30 crore
IPL 2025: Jitesh Sharma beats Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer in the matter of fee increase in mega auction, read big news
RCB bought Jitesh for Rs 11 crore in the mega auction. Jitesh Sharma (Photo Source: Twitter) On 24th and 25th November of this month, the mega auction for IPL 2025 was seen in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. All the 10 franchises involved in this mega auction spent a total of Rs 383 crore to buy 120 players. Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh was the first player to be sold in this auction. Arshdeep was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 18 crore. So in this auction, star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has become the most expensive player to be sold in the history of IPL. Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for a huge amount of Rs 27 crores. So Shreyas Iyer was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore. However, in this mega auction, Indian wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma has left behind players like Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer in terms of salary increase percentage. Let us tell you that in this auction, Jitesh had kept his base price at Rs 2 crore, but in the IPL 2024 season, his salary was Rs 20 lakh and he was seen playing for Punjab Kings. But in this mega auction, Jitesh was added to the IPL 2016 season’s runner-up Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by paying a huge amount of Rs 11 crore. So this is a 5500 percent increase in Jitesh’s IPL salary. This increase has not been seen in the salary of any IPL player yet. Jitesh will play the role of finisher in RCB in IPL 2025 Let us tell you that Jitesh Sharma made his IPL debut for Punjab Kings in IPL 2022. So in the next two years the player’s strike rate was 163 and 156. However, IPL 2024 was a forgettable one for the player. Last season, he was able to score only 187 runs at a meager strike rate of 131. So after the retirement of Dinesh Karthik, RCB has included Jitesh in the team as a finisher.
Know who is Jacob Bethel? Whom RCB spent crores and included in its team
21-year-old English all-rounder Jacob Bethel was included in the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2.60 crore. Jacob Bethell (Pic Source-X) 21-year-old English all-rounder Jacob Bethel was included in the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2.60 crore. Jacob Bethel’s performance so far in international cricket has been quite good and that is why Royal Challengers Bangalore included him in their team. Let us tell you that Jacob Bethel was born in Barbados but at the age of 13 he settled in England. He recently made his international debut in the white ball series against Australia. In his second match, this young player scored 20 runs in one over against Adam Zampa and played an important role in England’s victory. Even during the West Indies tour, Jacob Bethel batted very well in the middle order. Not only this, the young player is now going to make his international test debut for England. Jacob Bethel will be seen batting at number three in the first Test match against New Zealand starting on November 28. Recently, he has been signed by the Big Bash League franchise Melbourne Renegades and will also be seen playing for Paarl Royals in the SA20. Jacob Bethell has also performed well for Warwickshire in The Blast. The team of Royal Challengers Bangalore has become even stronger after the arrival of Jacob Bethel. Jacob Bethel can be seen playing an important role with batting as well as bowling. Jacob Bethel is ready to perform brilliantly in IPL 2025 Mike Hesson, who was associated with RCB for a long time, had given many important updates regarding Jacob after the auction. He had described Jacob as a very talented player. Along with this, he had also said that Jacob will be replaced by Tim David in the playing XI of RCB. Jacob’s bowling and aggressive batting can really earn him a place in the team ahead of David. Jacob himself will be fully prepared to perform well in IPL 2024. Not only this, the young player will get to learn a lot from Virat Kohli and other experienced batsmen. IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in IPL history The bowler who bowled the most dot balls in IPL history- Batsman who has hit most Test sixes in a calendar year- Virat Kohli made this shameful record in his name in 2024 List of batsmen who scored most runs in IPL history- How many times has India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, know here- Which batsman has played the highest innings in BGT?
I respect Virat Kohli a lot: Phil Salt is desperate to play with the Indian batsman in RCB
English player Phil Salt has so far scored 653 runs in 21 IPL matches at an average of 34.37 and strike rate of 175.54. Phil Salt (Image Credit- Twitter X) In the mega auction of the Indian Premier League 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore have included England’s brilliant wicketkeeper-batsman Phil Salt in their team for Rs 11.50 crore. Phil Salt’s performance has always been very good in the T20 format and he has won the hearts of many fans with his explosive batting. Recently Phil Salt has given a big statement regarding Virat Kohli. Salt revealed that he respects Virat Kohli a lot and the English player is very excited to open the team for RCB with the Indian player. Phil Salt told ESPNcricinfo, ‘I have a lot of respect for Virat. I have talked to him very little and we have spent a lot of time together. I have played with him before and am looking forward to playing with him again. RCB’s plan is very clear that you come on the field and play aggressive cricket. The batting lineup of the team looks quite strong as they have many world class players. This is one of the few teams that I have always seen playing great cricket on TV. I am fully prepared for the upcoming challenge. Phil Salt’s performance in IPL has been quite good Let us tell you that English player Phil Salt has so far scored 653 runs in 21 IPL matches at an average of 34.37 and strike rate of 175.54. He has scored six half-centuries in the IPL so far and his highest individual score in this tournament is 89 runs. The best players will definitely want to leave their mark in the Indian Premier League 2025. Talking about RCB, the team is looking very strong in the upcoming season and they would definitely like to win the trophy for the 2025 season. IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in IPL history The bowler who bowled the most dot balls in IPL history- Batsman who has hit most Test sixes in a calendar year- Virat Kohli made this shameful record in his name in 2024 List of batsmen who scored most runs in IPL history- How many times has India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, know here- Which batsman has played the highest innings in BGT?
IPL 2025, RCB Playing XI: Kohli-salt opener, Australian finisher and powerful bowling unit
Royal Challengers Bangalore have bought players like Tim David, Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the mega auction. RCB (Photo Source: Getty Images) IPL 2025: RCB Predicted Playing XI: The IPL 2025 mega auction took place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Royal Challengers Bangalore had entered the auction with a purse of Rs 83 crore. The team has prepared a strong squad by purchasing players like Phil Salt, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Tim David and Jitesh Sharma. Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the popular franchises of IPL, but the team has not been able to win a single title so far. Last season, the team reached the playoffs by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the last match of the league stage. But then the team was eliminated after losing against Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator. In IPL 2025, the new team of Royal Challengers Bangalore will be seen giving their best to win the first title. What could be the possible playing 11 of RCB in the upcoming season, let us tell you- IPL 2025, RCB Playing XI: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s playing 11 could be like this opener- Virat Kohli and Phil Salt can be seen opening for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2025. English wicketkeeper Phil Salt has been bought by the franchise in the mega auction for Rs 11.50 crore. Last season, Salt played brilliantly for Kolkata Knight Riders. Phil Salt scored 435 runs in 12 matches at an average of 39.55 and strike rate of 182.01, his highest score was 89* runs. Along with opening, Salt can also play the role of wicketkeeper. Talking about Virat’s performance, he won the Orange Cap by scoring 741 runs in 15 matches at an average of 61.75 and strike rate of 154.70. Middle order- For RCB, Devdutt Padikkal can be seen batting at number-3, Rajat Patidar at number-4 and Liam Livingstone at number-5. Patidar was retained by the franchise. At the same time, Devdutt was bought for base price Rs 2 crore and Livingstone was bought for Rs 8.75 crore. Rajat Patidar scored 395 runs in 15 matches last season at an average of 30.38 and strike rate of 177.13. Devdutt scored 38 runs in 7 matches at a poor average of 5.43. And Liam Livingstone took 111 runs and 3 wickets in 7 matches at an average of 22.20. Finisher- Jitesh Sharma and Tim David can be seen playing the role of finishers for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming season. Jitesh Sharma scored 187 runs in 14 matches for Punjab Kings in the last IPL season at an average of 17 and a strike rate of 131.69. At the same time, Tim David scored 241 runs for Mumbai Indians in 13 matches at an average of 30.13. Bowling Unit- Royal Challengers Bangalore have an excellent fast bowling unit in the form of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood and Yash Dayal. Hazlewood did not play last season due to personal reasons. At the same time, Bhuvi took 11 wickets in 16 matches at an…
RCB’s scout camp watched my domestic performance very closely and because of that my game improved: Rajat Patidar
Royal Challengers Bangalore have retained Rajat Patidar for Rs 11 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Rajat Patidar (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Royal Challengers Bangalore have retained Rajat Patidar for Rs 11 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Let us tell you that the mega auction of Indian Premier League 2025 will be held in Jeddah on 24 and 25 November. Talking about Rajat Patidar, he has performed very well for Royal Challengers Bangalore so far. In the last season of the Indian Premier League, Rajat Patidar made his team qualify for the playoffs with his explosive batting. At one time, RCB had won only one in the first 8 matches, but in the remaining matches, due to Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli, the franchise confirmed its place in the playoffs. Recently, former player Robin Uthappa has said about Rajat Patidar that the young player should be appointed as the captain of RCB in the upcoming season. Not only this, Rajat Patidar recently revealed that the RCB scout team watched his domestic cricket very closely and also boosted his confidence, due to which he also got a lot of encouragement. Rajat Patidar said, ‘RCB scout team watched my domestic performance very closely for 2 years and then gave me a place in the team. Those people told me about very important things which increased my confidence and my game also improved a lot. Coach and management supported me a lot: Rajat Patidar The young batsman further said, ‘The coach and management also supported me a lot and told me about my role. It was because of those people that my game improved a lot. Let us tell you that, apart from Rajat Patidar, Royal Challengers Bangalore has retained Virat Kohli for Rs 21 crore and Yash Dayal for Rs 5 crore. RCB would definitely like to win the upcoming season. Till now, Royal Challengers Bangalore has not won even a single season of IPL. These 8 star players will not play in IPL 2025 Indian players who have scored 50+ scores most times in Australia Batsmen who hit most sixes in T20Is in 2024- IPL 2025: PBKS will target these 5 players with a purse of Rs 110.5 crore How has been Virat Kohli’s performance in BGT, know here- List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction
Robin Uthappa gave a surprising statement about Rajat Patidar, the former player wants to see the young batsman in this important role in RCB.
Former player Robin Uthappa believes that Rajat Patidar should be appointed the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming season. Rajat Patidar (PIC SOURCE-X) Former player Robin Uthappa believes that Rajat Patidar should be appointed the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming season. Let us tell you that Royal Challengers Bangalore has not retained Faf du Place for the upcoming season. The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah. Talking about Rajat Patidar, his performance so far in the Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bangalore has been quite good. He has played an important role in the victory of his team by batting explosively for Royal Challengers Bangalore in many important matches. Robin Uthappa said on GeoCinema, ‘I think Royal Challengers Bangalore can give the role of captain to Rajat Patidar because they desperately need a new leader for the next two years. Not only this, he will have to teach a lot to his captain for the coming three to five years. Rajat Patidar is one of the few players who can play this role very well. Royal Challengers Bangalore may come back to Mohammed Siraj: Saba Karim Former player Saba Karim believes that RCB can include Mohammad Siraj and English all-rounder Will Jacques in their team again. Talking about Mohammed Siraj, he has always performed very well for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Talking about Will Jacques, he also played an important role for RCB in IPL 2024 not only with batting but also with bowling. Saba Karim said, ‘RCB can come back to Siraj as he has given explosive performances for this franchise. The best thing for the Bengaluru franchise is that they have Yash Dayal but they also need a good company. If RCB takes Siraj back in their team then their fast bowling attack will be complete. Apart from Siraj, I also have my eyes on Will Jacques. His last season was also very good. He can bat explosively in the top order and can also play his role as a spinner very well. These 8 star players will not play in IPL 2025 Indian players who have scored 50+ scores most times in Australia Batsmen who hit most sixes in T20Is in 2024- IPL 2025: PBKS will target these 5 players with a purse of Rs 110.5 crore How has been Virat Kohli’s performance in BGT, know here- List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction
IPL 2025 Auction: What will be the final bid of Mitchell Starc and with which team will the Australian bowler be seen playing? AI made big predictions
According to AI, famous franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) can include Mitchell Starc in their team for Rs 11 to 13 crores. Mitchell Starc (Photo Source: Getty Images) Australia’s experienced fast bowler Mitchell Starc returned to the Indian Premier League 2024 after 9 years. Mitchell Starc was included in their team by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2024 for Rs 24.75 crore. Not only this, Starc has become the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League. However, before the mega auction of Indian Premier League 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders have released Mitchell Starc. The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The performance of the experienced player in IPL 2024 was quite good for Kolkata Knight Riders. Last season, he took 17 wickets in 14 matches at an average of 26.12. Experienced fast bowler Mitchell Starc’s performance in T20 cricket has always been very good. He has taken 193 wickets in 142 matches at an average of 20.59. The best thing about Starc is that he can prove to be quite lethal even in the powerplay and can be seen bowling brilliantly in the death overs as well. AI made a big prediction about Mitchell Starc According to AI, famous franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) can include Mitchell Starc in their team for Rs 11 to 13 crores. RCB desperately needs a dangerous fast bowler in its bowling attack who can bowl lethally even in the death overs. RCB has released the brilliant Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. If Mitchell Starc is seen playing for the RCB team in IPL 2025, then it will be a matter of great joy for the franchise as well. This is also because Royal Challengers Bangalore has not yet won the trophy of this important tournament even once. However, the franchise would definitely like to win the upcoming season. List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction Batsman who scored most centuries for India in BGT- IPL 2025: CSK will target these 5 players in the mega auction The batsman who got out on zero most number of times in BGT- IPL 2025: RCB will target these 5 players in the mega auction Bowlers who took the most wickets for India in BGT-
Big reshuffle in Virat Kohli’s team before IPL 2025 mega auction, entry of this unknown player
Before the mega auction of IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore have made changes in their coaching staff. RCB has appointed Omkar Salvi as its fast bowling coach for the upcoming 2025 IPL season. The 43-year-old coach, with his extensive domestic experience, will look to lead RCB to the title this season. In the history of IPL, RCB has not been able to win the title even once. According to the Indian Express report, Omkar Salvi has been appointed as the fast bowling coach and an official announcement from RCB is expected soon. His appointment comes at a strategic time for the franchise. RCB is looking to strengthen its backroom staff ahead of the 2025 IPL season and mega auction. Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy title under Omkar Salvi. Omkar Salvi may not be that well-known coach, but he has a lot of achievements at the domestic level. Salvi joined as the head coach of Mumbai ahead of the 2023-24 season and as soon as he arrived, he led Mumbai to its 42nd Ranji Trophy win. This was Mumbai’s first Ranji title after 8 years and the MCA subsequently decided to retain Salvi for another season. Not only this, then under him Mumbai won the Irani Cup after 27 years. Omkar Salvi does not have much experience as a player. He played only one match for Railways in the year 2005. He took only one wicket in his career but he is quite popular as a coach among the players. This year too, under his coaching, Mumbai is at third position in the elite group of Ranji Trophy. The team has scored 22 points in 5 matches. Salvi also has experience in IPL. He has also been the assistant bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders. Earlier, RCB had appointed Dinesh Karthik as its mentor and batting coach for IPL 2025. Karthik and Salvi have also worked together before in KKR.
IPL 2025: “Even if we can’t take Siraj, there is no problem…”, Aakash Chopra said about RCB’s plans in the auction.
Aakash Chopra says that RCB will have to pay more attention to building a strong bowling unit in the auction. Mohammad Siraj & Aakash Chopra (Photo Source: The IPL 2025 mega auction will take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Royal Challengers Bangalore have retained Virat Kohli (21 crore), Rajat Patidar (11 crore) and Yash Dayal (5 crore) before this auction. The franchise has released big players like Faf du Plessis, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell, Will Jacques and Cameron Green. Meanwhile, cricket commentator Aakash Chopra says that RCB will have to focus more on building a strong bowling unit in the auction. Even if the team is not able to buy back Mohammad Siraj, it will not make much difference. Weak bowling is the big problem of RCB Aakash Chopra said that the reason behind Royal Challengers Bangalore not winning a single trophy is bowling. Therefore, to build a strong bowling attack, the team will have to buy good players in the auction. He also said that the franchise also needs at least one good spinner. While talking in the video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said, I have to prepare a good bowling attack. For this, even if I can’t bring Siraj, I won’t have any problem, but you have to find out where you can find good bowlers. Can you buy Kagiso Rabada because you have the money? “Can you buy Mitchell Starc because you have the money?” Can you find Mark Wood because you have money? Spend money and buy bowlers because the main problem behind ‘Ee Saala Cup Namde’ becoming ‘Ee Saal Bhi Cup Rahe De’ is bowling. For this you need at least one quality Indian spinner, if it becomes two then great, and you need to have good fast bowling options. Mohammed Siraj took 15 wickets in 14 innings at an economy of 9.18 for Royal Challengers Bangalore last season. Mark Wood did not play last season. At the same time, Kagiso Rabada and Mitchell Starc have been released by their franchises. Aakash Chopra stressed that Royal Challengers Bangalore must target Yuzvendra Chahal in the mega auction. Let us tell you, Chahal has taken 139 wickets for RCB in 112 innings at an economy of 7.58, he is the highest wicket taker for the franchise.
