PThe Indian Premier League is the league of thumbs up. One of its biggest brands is Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni. Dhoni is one of the highest paid players in IPL history. Dhoni is also one of the highest paid players in IPL season 16.
Super Kings retained Dhoni this time too by spending 12 crores. So Dhoni gets a high reward from an IPL match. Dhoni is the highest tax payer in Jharkhand for the financial year ending March 31, 2023. The Income Tax Department had reported that Dhoni had paid Rs 38 crore in advance tax on his income in the last financial year. That is more than three times the amount received from IPL this time.
Including IPL match fee, investment and various businesses, Dhoni’s annual income is above 130 crores. Despite his retirement from international cricket, it has not affected Dhoni’s earnings at all.
Do you know how much Dhoni is getting paid per match this season? There are a total of 74 matches in an IPL season. Each of the 10 teams can play a maximum of 14 matches. That means if Chennai plays 14 matches this time, Dhoni will get Rs 85.71 lakh from one match.
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Meanwhile, Dhoni has already earned 176 crores in the last 15 seasons of IPL. According to reports, Dhoni has assets of more than 900 crores.