Star Indian batter Virat Kohli was among the top retentions ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. The right-hander was the first player to get retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru at a whopping ₹21 Crore. With this, Kohli is set to play his 18th consecutive season with the same franchise. Along with him, RCB have also retained Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal for ₹11 Crore and ₹5 Crore respectively.
Virat Kohli has been a big name in the IPL over the years, and is currently the all-time highest run scorer of the tournament with 8004 runs in 252 matches. He is the only player to play for one single franchise since the start of the IPL in 2008. Now, the 36-year-old will be seen in RCB again in IPL 2025 and will look to finally guide the franchise to their first-ever title.
Virat Kohli IPL Salary breakdown
Virat Kohli came into the limelight after he led the junior Indian team to the U-19 World Cup title in 2008. After that, he was picked for RCB for ₹12 Lakh ahead of the inaugural season of IPL that year. Kohli’s IPL salary kept increasing throughout the years as the star batter kept producing iconic knocks in the cash-rich league. His last IPL salary was ₹15 Crore in 2024. Now, the Indian cricketer saw a huge hike in his salary and will earn ₹21 Crore in IPL 2025.
Virat Kohli is a crucial player for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL. He can be seen opening the innings or batting at number three according to the squad RCB pick at the mega auction. It is likely that Kohli will play every game for RCB in IPL 2025. As there are 14 matches in the league stage. According to this, Kohli will earn ₹1.5 Crore for every game in IPL 2025. However, if RCB qualify for the final, they can play a maximum 17 matches in the season. This means that Kohli will get around ₹1.24 Crore per match in IPL 2025.
