2. Suresh Raina – 1.78 Lakhs/Run

There is no doubt regarding the fact that Suresh Raina has been the most consistent performer of the IPL. Currently, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star batsman is the leading run-scorer of the tournament. He has so far amassed 4985 runs in 172 innings. He scored them at a decent average of 34.38 and a strike rate of 138.43. Barring the 2015 and 2016 IPL seasons, Raina has scored in excess of 400 runs in all the other seasons.

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Raina stands at number five in the list of highest earned cricketers in the history of IPL. Raina has thus far bagged ₹88.74 crores from IPL. Thus he has earned ₹1.78 lakhs for each run he scored. The southpaw has been retained by CSK for ₹11 crores this season.