The specialist spin bowler Harbhajan Singh commonly known as Bhajji had been retained by the Thalaivas of the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings at his existing IPL salary contract INR 2cr.
The second highest number of test wicket taker is also the second highest earning bowler across the 12 seasons of the cash-rich tournament.
Moneyball is an automated, real-time sports professional salary calculation engine, which reveals the Year on Year Salary Account of Harbhajan Singh:
2008: Mumbai Indians: INR 3.4cr
2009: Mumbai Indians: INR 3.4cr
2010: Mumbai Indians: INR 3.4cr
2011: Mumbai Indians: INR 5.9cr
2012: Mumbai Indians: INR 5.9cr
2013: Mumbai Indians: INR 5.9cr
2014: Mumbai Indians: INR 5.5cr
2015: Mumbai Indians: INR 5.5cr
2016: Mumbai Indians: INR 5.5cr
2017: Mumbai Indians: INR 5.5cr
2018: Chennai Super Kings: INR 2cr
2019: Chennai Super Kings: INR 2cr
According to the professional sportsperson salary calculator Moneyball he has earned INR 54.1cr across the 12 seasons of the VIVO IPL. Thus he has been placed 18th in the Moneyball rank Index for the IPL Players’ earning.
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