5. Rohit Sharma – ₹2.59 Lakhs/Run

Like Raina, Rohit Sharma has also been performing consistently ever since the inaugural IPL season. Rohit started his IPL stint with Deccan Chargers in 2008 and was transferred to MI in 2011. After being made the captain in 2013, the Mumbaikar led his team to three IPL titles in 2013, 2015 and 2017. With 51 wins in 78 matches, Sharma is the second most successful captain after Dhoni in the history of the tournament.

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Rohit has played as many as 173 IPL matches, scoring 4493 runs at an average of 31.87 and a strike rate of 131.03. In terms of runs, he is the third highest run-scorer in the tournament. When it comes to earnings in IPL, he stands second in the list with ₹116.8 crores. Hence, he has earned ₹2.6 lakhs for each run he scored in the tournament. Sharma has been retained by MI for ₹15 crores for IPL 2019.