Salaries of all the International Cricket Captains in 2021 Revealed

Salaries of all the International Cricket Captains in 2021 Revealed.

To be a leader of the side is not an easy job to take. The captain is the most vital cog in the team and around whom the team is made. Skippers have added responsibilities to glue up the members of the squad on the field as well as off the field.

They have to take care of their every action and have to take calculated risks that must be in the favour of the team. Skipper is the person who is confronted at first when the team loses or wins. There are times when the captains have to go through various hardships due to the poor performances of the team.

All the players in the cricket team are handed a central contract annually which also specifies their salary for the year. Although, the salaries of the skippers depend a lot on their respective cricket boards. Mostly it is seen that there are no special perks given to the skipper of the side however there are teams that give the additional sum to the skipper with that added authority.

Here in this article, we will discuss one by one the salaries of all the international skipper or captains in 2021 (Calculated in INR).

Salaries of all the International Cricket Captains in 2021:

#08. Dimuth Karunaratne ? INR 51.03 lakh, Kusal Perera ? INR 25 lakh

Sri Lanka Cricket is surely not having their best of the times in the last few years. The team doesn't have a settled playing11 due to which the coordination of the team always tends to get loose.

Apart from this, Sri Lanka Cricket is lacking a good leader who can spearhead the team for a long time. In the last four years, SLC has changed nine ODI captains, that?s huge. They have lost multiple series on the Trott due to which their rankings in the ICC tables have gone too low.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) uses split captaincy, Dimuth Karunaratne is their Test skipper while Kausal Parera is the limited-overs skipper. The former gets an annual salary of USD 70,000 while the latter gets USD 35,000.

#07. Pakistan: Babar Azam ? INR 62.40 lakh

Babar Azam is one of the finest cricketers in the modern era. He is a sensational cricketer with all the required skills to excel in this sport. He has performed in all three formats and has evolved as their best batsman.

Taking note of his sensational performances and rewarding him for his consistent batting, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) handed him the reins of the limited-overs cricket in 2019 while he was made the test skipper replacing Azhar Ali in 2020.

Babar Azam is in the top bracket of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) central contract lists. He earns an annual salary of 13.2 Million PKR, which is INR 62.40 lakh approximately.

#06. West Indies: Kieron Pollard ? 1.73 crore, Kraigg Brathwaite ? 1.39 crore

Earlier, Jason Holder used to lead the Caribbean side in all three formats. However, the West Indies Cricket Board sacked him from the roles and implemented the split captaincy. Kieron Pollard was given the roles to lead the white ball team while Kraigg Brathwaite was appointed the leader of the Test side.

There were several pay disputes inside the West Indies cricket board due to which many players opted to feature in the T20 league rather than represent their nation. However, the change in the management in 2019 has brought everything in place and there seems to be a nice and ordered system.

The likes of Kieron Pollard receives $250,000 (?1.73 crores) for his white-ball roles while Kraigg Brathwaite gets around $200,000 (? 1.39 crores) as his central contract.

#05. New Zealand: Kane Williamson ? 1.77 crore

There are only a few national sides that prefer a single skipper across the formats and New Zealand is one of them. Kane Williamson has led the New Zealand side over the years and has experienced immense success.

With his calm and spot-on leadership, the kiwis have taken giant strides in the international format over the years. He has evolved much as a skipper and his batting has destroyed massive bowling line-ups.

He took his team to the final of ICC ODI World Cup 2019 and will be leading New Zealand in the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2021.

As per the central contract of Kane Williamson from New Zealand Cricket (NZC), he receives $440,000 a year. New Zealand also believes in giving some special bonuses to the skippers and due to which Williamson receives an extra $40,000 which is included in the total contract of $440,000.

#04. South Africa: Dean Elgar ? INR 3.2 crore, Temba Bavuma ? INR 2.5 crore

South Africa used to dominate every cricketing giant not so long ago. The likes of Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Morne Morkel threatened the opposition like never before, however, the success didn't last long after these cricketers bid adieu to international cricket.

South Africa went through a pale patch and changed the captains. Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock were handed over the captaincy however a year later the board decided to once again change the roles.

Later, Temba Bavuma was announced the skipper of the limited-overs side while Dean Elger was announced as the test skipper. As part of their central contracts, Temba Bavuma fetches $350,000 while Dean Elgar gets $450,000.

#03. Australia: Aaron Finch ? INR 4.87 crore, Tim Paine ? 4.87 crore

There is no looking back to the Aussie glory days. For decades the Australians have been at the top of world cricket and they are very much capable of doing so in the coming years. They have as many as five World Cup titles along with two Champions Trophy titles.

There is a bit of a dip in the success graph of Australian cricket, however, they are still the best in the business. Aaron Finch leads the limited-overs side while the reins of the Test side is with Tim Paine.

Both the skippers get equal pay according to the Cricket Australia central contracts. Tim Paine and Aaron Finch both fetch $1 Million yearly from CA.

#02. India: Virat Kohli ? INR 7 crore

India believes in going with the same skipper across the formats in international cricket. Over the years, India has progressed in world cricket and are the modern-day champions. Kohli being one of the best batsmen in the world is in the top bracket of the BCCI?s central contract list.

Back in 2017, the Indian management opted for Virat Kohli to take the responsibilities in all three formats and since then there is no looking back to his career graph. He has experienced success with the captaincy and his batting records are just mind-boggling.

He will lead India in some key assignments. India will play the final of ICC World Test Championship against New Zealand in June while the following T20 World Cup will also be on the target list of Virat Kohli.

Being in the A+ category of BCCI?s central contract list, Virat Kohli receives a whopping INR 7 Crores annually.

#01. England: Joe Root ? INR 8.97 crore, Eoin Morgan ? 1.75 crore

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) gives its Test skipper Joe Root the highest ever pay in world cricket in 2021. Joe Root was made the test skipper for England in 2016 and has done remarkably well in the role.

The split captaincy has worked for the ECB. They have Eoin Morgan as the skipper of Limited overs format while Joe Root leading in Tests. Root also has contracts with the white ball team.

Root earns a whopping sum of? ?870,000 which includes his both test and limited-overs contracts while Eoin Morgan gets ?170,000 yearly from the ECB.

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