The Indian Premier League has been one of the benchmarks of Franchise Cricket for over many years now. Infact, it is an IPL contract that every cricketer aspires to earn.
The IPL has been the launchpad of many cricketers across the globe. Careers have been built as well as have been destroyed in IPL. Many great players have plied their trades in the IPL and only a few have cemented their legacy. The likes of Chris Gayle, Ab De Villiers, Lasith Malinga, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo have stamped their authority in IPL history for over the years.
Today, we will be talking about 5 Modern Day Greats who are the most valuable IPL players currently.
1. Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli may not have won the IPL ever but still he falls in the highest salary bracket of the IPL. Kohli has been with the Royal Challengers Bangalore since IPL's inception in 2008. The former captain of the RCB has scored 6283 runs in 207 matches and is currently the highest run getter in IPL. Kohli has been the most expensive player in IPL history for 3 years in a row and is undoubtedly the hottest property in Indian Cricket.
2. KL Rahul: The next name that features in our list is KL Rahul. Rahul has been one of the most promising T20 Players for India in recent times and his credibility to play long innings has been his USP. Kl Rahul also belongs to the rare class of players who can play as an opener, middle order batsman and as well as a wicket keeper. His captaincy adds another dimension to his game and is currently one of the most versatile T20 players in IPL. Rahul has scored 550+ runs in last 4 seasons of IPL.
3. Jasprit Bumrah: Boom Boom Bumrah is the next entrant in this list of most valuable IPL players. Bumrah has been one of the mainstays of bowling in IPL ever since his debut. Known for hitting the yorkers consistently at a raw pace makes Jasprit Bumrah as one of the most lethal death bowlers for Mumbai Indians. The fast bowler has scalped 130 wickets so far in the IPL and is a likely captaincy candidate in the near future.
4. Ms Dhoni: The next name in our list is none other than Ms Dhoni. Dhoni has one of the stalwarts of the IPL for many years now and the reason why Dhoni features so low in this list is because of his slump in recent form. Dhoni has scored 4715 runs in 217 IPL matches with a Strike Rate of 135.83. Dhoni has won the IPL 4 times and also led Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021. The coming year of IPL is said to be his last.
5. Rohit Sharma: Ms Dhoni may lead the roster when it comes to winning ICC Trophies for India but when it comes to the IPL nobody dominates the list more than Rohit Sharma. Rohit has won the IPL a record 6 times, 5 times as captain of the Mumbai Indians. Rohit has even eclipsed Ms Dhoni when it comes to captaining a champion side in IPL. Rohit has been one of the chief architects for Mumbai's glory and has scored 5611 runs in IPL. He has won 75 matches as captain for Mumbai Indians.
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