Virat Kohli is the most popular Indian cricketer who continues to play. The age has reached the quota of 35, but he is still a terror for opponents with the bat. His demand in the IPL has not yet subsided. He has been retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 21 crore for the next season.

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But there is one person who has surpassed Kohli in terms of price, his name is Heinrich Klaasen. Meet the explosive South African batsmen. In the last season, Sunrisers regularly ran riot in Hyderabad's jersey with the bat. So this time also the franchise was determined to keep him in the team.

In the end, Hyderabad managed to prevent Klaasen from going to the mega auction. For that he has to count 23 crore rupees. No other cricketer in IPL history holds the record for a higher price than him.

However, Kohli also set a record by getting a salary of Rs 21 crore. He will be the first Indian cricketer in IPL history to receive more than 20 crores.

Jasprit Bumrah, Yasswi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson will earn 18 crore rupees in the next season of IPL.

West Indies keeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran has been retained by Lucknow Super Giants for the second highest fee of Rs 21 crore among foreign cricketers.