Rishabh Pant became the first Indian cricketer to earn the highest income in this case, even Kohli-Rohit are not around.

Cricket News Desk. Rishabh Pant has achieved a special position by getting a deal worth Rs 27 crore in the mega auction of IPL 2025. Pant has become the highest paid Indian cricketer. In this matter he has left behind even Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In the mega auction, Lucknow Super Giants made a big bid of Rs 27 crore and included Pant in their team. Pant has also become the most expensive player in IPL history.

Pant became number one
According to a report in 'Times of India', Pant has become India's highest paid cricketer with a deal worth Rs 27 crore in IPL and BCCI contracts. Pant has been kept in Grade-B by BCCI, due to which he gets Rs 3 crore annually for playing for Team India. Including Rs 27 and Rs 3 crore, Pant's total income has become Rs 30 crore. Considering Pant's recent form and consistently strong performance, this wicketkeeper batsman may get promotion to Grade-A or A+ in the next annual contract of the Indian Cricket Board.

Behind Kohli-Rohit Pant
In terms of earnings, Rishabh Pant has left behind Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Kohli has been retained by RCB for Rs 21 crore, while being in BCCI's A+ grade, he gets Rs 7 crore annually. Including Rs 21 and Rs 7 crore, Virat's total earning is Rs 28 crore. Whereas, Rohit Sharma was retained by Mumbai Indians for Rs 16.3 crore. The Indian captain is also part of the A+ grade, due to which he gets Rs 7 crore. That means Rohit's total earning is Rs 23.3 crore.

pants in great shape
Rishabh Pant has made a strong comeback on the field after the car accident. The Indian wicketkeeper batsman has mesmerized the audience with his brilliant batting in all three formats of cricket. Pant was the only batsman who was in good form in the home Test series against New Zealand. The Indian team will expect similar strong performance from Pant in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series against Australia. Pant played an inning of 37 runs in the first innings of the first test. However, he could score only one run in the second innings.