Ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is one of the top retentions among all the players ahead of the mega auction for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League in 2025. He was the first retention for the five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) as the franchise retained him for a whopping ₹18 crore, ahead of their current captain Hardik Pandya, former captain Rohit Sharma, and star batter Suryakumar Yadav, who currently leads India in the T20I format.
Jasprit Bumrah has had a great time with the ball since his comeback in the cricketing world last year.. The right-arm pacer was the second highest wicket-taker in the 2023 ODI World Cup with 20 scalps in 11 matches. He was also among the leading wicket-takers in IPL 2024 with 20 wickets in 13 matches. Apart from that Bumrah also won player of the tournament in India’s 2024 T20 World Cup triumph with 15 wickets in eight matches. Now, the Indian pacer has seen a huge hike in his IPL salary from ₹12 crore in 2024 to ₹18 crore in 2025.
Jasprit Bumrah's IPL Salary breakdown
Jasprit Bumrah began his IPL career with Mumbai Indians as the franchise picked him for just ₹10 Lakhs. Now, he has become one of the most crucial players for both MI and the Indian cricket team with his IPL salary getting increased to ₹18 crore ahead of IPL 2025. The 30-year-old is now also among the highest paid Indian players in the IPL. Talking about his IPL salary, Jaspirt Bumrah will get ₹18 for an entire season of the IPL next season.
As Jasprit Bumrah will be play the role of the spearhead fast bowler for MI in IPL 2025, he is likely to bowl a full spell of four overs in every match. As there are six balls in an over, Bumrah is likely to bowl 24 balls per match. A franchise is scheduled to play 14 league matches in an IPL season. Because of this, Jasprit Bumrah is likely to bowl a total 336 balls during the league stage. With that, he will earn ₹5,35,714 salary for every ball bowled in IPL 2025 for Mumbai Indians. Such a big salary will undoubtebly put some pressure on the right-arm fast bowler to deliver consistent results, which is very capable of doing regardless of anything.
