Rohit Sharma 4th Highest-Paid Player in IPL 2020

Rohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer with an aggressive style of batting that is quite inspirational for many. His batting style adds to the thrill and excitement of the game, which has earned him the nickname ‘Hitman’. He is a right-handed opening batsman and bowls right-arm off break occasionally.

Rohit Sharma is the only batsman in the world to hit three double centuries in One Day International (ODI) cricket. He also has the record for the most number of runs scored by a batsman in a single inning of ODI cricket.

Rohit Sharma IPL Salary

Here is a list of salaries Rohit Sharma has earned in all IPL seasons. He is the second-most earning cricketer in IPL all seasons combined.

• Total IPL Income: Rs. 1,316,000,000
• IPL Salary Rank: 2

Rohit Sharma Career Statistics

Rohit Sharma is one of the best batsmen in India today. He is one of the youngest and popular captains India has had.

Rohit Sharma Performance and Awards

In 2006, at just the age of 19, Sharma achieved the first-class debut for India A. In the same year he also debuted for Ranji Trophy from Mumbai. In 2007, he had his first ODI debut at the age of 20. In 2008, at 21-years-old, he played for Deccan Chargers in the first season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

In 2010, at just 23, he became the captain of Mumbai Indians in its third IPL season. In 2013, Mumbai Indians witnessed victory under his captaincy. In the same year, he also scored his first ODI double century against Australia. In 2014, he scored his second ODI double century against Srilanka with 264 innings. In the same year, he became the highest individual scorer in single innings in ODI cricket.

In 2015, Mumbai Indians had their second victory under Sharma’s captaincy and the legacy repeated itself in 2017 when Mumbai Indians had their third victory under his captaincy. In the same year, Sharma has his third ODI double-century against Sri Lanka again with 208 innings. In 2019, Mumbai Indians won the IPL trophy for the fourth time under his captaincy. In the same year, he became the third Indian batsman to win the ICC Golden Bat Award at ICC PDI World Cup 2019.

In 2015, Rohit Sharma was awarded ‘Arjuna Award’ and in 2020 he was awarded the highest sports honour in the country- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

Rohit Sharma IPL Career

Rohit Sharma has had a winning career in the IPL world. He debuted in 2008 with the Deccan Chargers franchise. He earned a whopping $750,000 a year. Though he was selected as a batsman for the team, he proved that he was a strong bowler in his match against Mumbai Indians.

In the following IPL auction, Mumbai Indians acquired him for $2 million. Since then he has been playing for Mumbai Indians and has led them to victory four times. Sharma has personally scored over 4000 and is known to be the third-highest-run-scorer after Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina.

He is the 4th highest-paid player for IPL 2020 and is the 2nd highest-paid player with all IPL seasons combined.

Rohit Sharma Brand Endorsements

Rohit Sharma has been sponsored by several brands like Swiss watchmaker Hublot and CEAT. Here is a list of other brand endorsements under his sleeve:

• Maggi
• Lays
• Nissan
• Relentless (energy drink)
• Aristocrat
• Adidas
• Oppo Mobiles