4. Gautam Gambhir – ₹2.24 Lakhs/Run

The former team India opener, Gautam Gambhir, started his IPL stint with his home franchise Delhi Daredevils (DD) in 2008 and represented them for 3 seasons till 2010 before being roped in by KKR in 2011. In his 11-year IPL career, he led KKR in 128 matches and won 71 of them for his team to become one of the most successful skippers in the history of the tournament.

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Gambhir had plyed his trade in 154 IPL matches in his career, scoring 4218 runs at an average of 31.01 and a strike rate of 123.91. At the time of his retirement last year, he was the fourth highest leading run scorer of the tournament. He is also the fourth highest paid cricketer in the history of IPL with a total salary of ₹94.62 crores. Thus the former KKR skipper was paid ₹.24 lakhs for each run came off his bat.