How much do top players in Lanka Premier League earn? Here is Salary of Russell, Irfan, Afridi and others

The inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) began last week with a clash between Colombo Kings and Kandy Tuskers at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium (MRICS) in Hambantota. Meanwhile cricketers participating in Pakistan Super League will only reach after 17th October.

A total of 30 overseas players will be seen in action during the tournament with each of the five competing sides being allowed to pick six of which only four can play at any given time. According to Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva players will have to go through 2 PCR tests on arrival and again on the sixth day of the quarantine.

If that too turns negative, they will be allowed to begin practice. Enlightening further De Silva said that the Match awards during matches will be carried out to a system similar to the IPL. “There won’t be any media personnel allowed to cover the matches. We will be having our Sri Lanka Cricket cameramen at the venue to take pictures and we will share it with the media during matches and training,” De Silva said.

It was the same procedure adopted at the recently concluded IPL that was held in the UAE at three venues – Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. Meanwhile, five Sri Lankans head the list of highest paid players in the LPL -Dasun Shanaka, Lasith Malinga, Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera. USD 60,000- DasunShanaka, Lasith Malinga, Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera

USD 50,000- Lendl Simmons, Shahid Afridi, Chris Gayle, Mohammad Hafeez, David Malan, David Miller, Irfan Pathan, Andre Russel, Wanidu Hasaranga de Silva. USD 40,000- Sudeep Thyagi, Hazratullah Zazai, Liam Plunkett, Manprith Singh, Sohaib Malik, Niroshan Dickwella, Danushka Gunathilaka, KusalMendis, IsuruUdana, Avishka Fernando

USD 25,000- Samith Patel, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Johnson Charles, Uzman Shinwari, Lahiru Kumara, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Nuwan Pradeep, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Oshada Fernando, AkilaDananjaya, Seekkuge Prasanna, AmilaAponso, SurangaLakmal, Kasun Rajitha, Milinda Siriwardana, AselaGunarathne, Ashan Priyanjan, Binura Fernando. USD 15,000- Brendon Taylor, Safraz Ahamed, Naveen Ul Haq, Raveendrapal Singh, Asif Ali, Paul Sterling, Azam Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Qais Ahmad, Kyle Abbot, Lahiru Madushanka, Lakshan Sandakan, Kamindu Mendis, Dushmantha Chameera.

Duanne Oliver, Upul Tharanga, Shehan Jayasooriya, Dilruwan Perera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chathuranga de Silva, Angelo Perera, Asitha Fernando, Priyamal Perera, Thikshila de Silva, Minod Bhanuka, Ramesh Mendis, Nuwan Thushara, Kavishka Anjula, Tharindu Kaushal, Mahesh Theekshana, Pulina Tharanga, Mohammed Shiraz, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lahiru Udara, Charith Asalanka

3,000 USD – Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Lahiru Samarakoon, Himesh Ramanayaka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Chanaka Ruwansiri, Nishan Madushka, Kalana Perera, Kanakaratnam Kapilraj, Kavindu Naveeshan, Sahan Arachchi, Chamikara Edirisinghe, Tharindu Rathnayake, Thevendiram Dhinoshan, Sajindu Colombage, Duvindu Thilakaratne, Ishan Jayarathne, Navod Paranavithana, Yivakanth Viyaskanth.