Tilak Verma IPL Salary: Tilak Verma played his first international match for India in August 2023. Even after a year of his debut, he could not get the fame he was looking for for a long time. But his century of 107 runs in the third match of the T20 series against South Africa has given Tilak the status of a superstar player overnight. But do you know how much salary does this player who plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL get?
Let us tell you that Tilak Verma has been playing for Mumbai Indians since 2022. MI franchise has retained him for IPL 2024 also. He will get a salary of Rs 8 crore for playing the next season, whereas in 2024 his salary was only Rs 1.7 crore. This means that Tilak’s IPL salary is going to increase four and a half times in a single season. On the other hand, he gets Rs 1 crore annually for playing for the Indian cricket team because he is included in the Grade C list of BCCI.
Got a gift after a good domestic season
Tilak Verma came into limelight by performing well in the 2021-2022 domestic season. That season, apart from scoring 180 runs in five matches of the first Vijay Hazare Trophy, Tilak also took 4 wickets. On the other hand, he scored 215 runs while playing 7 matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. After a stellar performance in the domestic season, he got the IPL contract as MI bought him in 2022 with a bid of Rs 1.7 crore. He was getting the same salary till now, but now he will get Rs 8 crore for IPL 2025.
Mumbai Indians franchise has made significant contribution in making everyone from Jasprit Bumrah to Hardik Pandya a big star. Now Tilak Verma’s name has also been added to this list. While playing for MI in IPL, he has scored 1,156 runs in 38 matches. His average in the Indian Premier League is around 40 and his highest score in the league is 84 runs.
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