The Indian bowler and former chess player Yuzvendra Chahal has been retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 6 crore salary contract for the 12th edition of Indian Premier League(IPL).
He has also represented India internationally in chess at youth levels. Chahal along with Sri-Lankan “Mystery Spinner” Ajantha Mendis, is one of only two players in T20I history to have taken a 6 wicket haul.
Moneyball is an automated, real-time sports professional salary calculation engine, which states the Year on Year Salary Account of Yuzvendra Chahal:
2011: Mumbai Indians: INR 10 Lakhs
2012: Mumbai Indians: INR 10 Lakhs
2013: Mumbai Indians: INR 10 Lakhs
2014: Royal Challengers Bangalore: INR 10 Lakhs
2015: Royal Challengers Bangalore: INR 10 Lakhs
2016: Royal Challengers Bangalore: INR 10 Lakhs
2017: Royal Challengers Bangalore: INR 10 Lakhs
2018: Royal Challengers Bangalore: INR 6cr
2019: Royal Challengers Bangalore: INR 6cr
According to the professional sports’ salary calculator Moneyball an aggregate INR 12.7 crore salary across 9 seasons, places Yuzi at the 116th position in the Moneyball IPL Player rankings.
The RCB will host the well balanced golden and blues Mumbai Indians today at their home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore in their second game of the season.
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