Rishabh Pant Or KL Rahul: Who Has Earned More Salary From IPL Contracts?

Rishabh Pant vs KL Rahul (Source: @ImTanujSingh/X.com)

The Indian Premier League created a storm in world cricket when it arrived in 2008, and has just grown from strength to strength from thereon. The league has unearthed some world-class talents over the years and has changed the way cricket has been perceived in India.

The money involved in the IPL has always been the talking point and over the years, cricketers and other stakeholders have benefitted a lot with the league churning out huge bucks from various avenues. In this article, will compare the salaries of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul and let's see who has earned more through IPL contracts over the years.

KL Rahul: From RCB Rookie To IPL Captain

KL Rahul started off his IPL season with RCB in 2013 and was bought at 10 Lakhs. He then moved to SRH in the next season and for three years, he earned 1 Crore while playing for Orange Army. He returned back to RCB in the 2016 season with a salary of 1.90 Crore and after missing the 2017 season, the star played for Kings XI Punjab, which later became Punjab Kings.

KL Rahul led Punjab too and played at a salary of 11 Crore from 2018 season to 2021. He then moved to Lucknow Super Giants in the 2022 season and had an IPL contract of 17 Crore for three years. Now in the 2025 mega auction, his IPL price has reduced to 14 Crore and he will be playing for DC and total, the star batter from Karnataka has earned 112.10 Crore from IPL, excluding taxes and probable pay deduction when he was injured in the 2023 season.

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Rishabh Pant And KL: Season-Wise IPL Salary

Rishabh Pant, on the other hand, started playing IPL in 2016 and played the first two seasons at a per season price of 1.90 Crore. From 2018 to 2021, his price increased to 8 Crore while it doubled in the next season with DC handing him 16 Crore for each season. The wicketkeeper batter met with an accident before the 2023 season, but then played in the 2024 season with the same salary of 16 Crore.

The star Indian cricketer has now created history in the 2025 IPL mega auction when he was bought by LSG for 27 Crore, a price that no player has been able to fetch so far. In total, Rishabh Pant has earned 94.8 Crore, excluding taxes.

Conclusion

Thus, KL Rahul has earned 17. 3 Crore more than Rishabh Pant through his IPL contracts. However, Pant is likely to surpass him in few years time, if he continues to earn the salary that LSG has decided to give him for the next season.

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