How much money did Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli take home from Vijay Hazare Trophy? It’s not what you think

There is always buzz in Indian cricket and the IPL auction can turn a player into a millionaire overnight. But lately, something else has caught everyone’s attention: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are making appearances in domestic cricket. These two have been making insane amounts of money from endorsements and the IPL, but now here they are, playing the Vijay Hazare Trophy, taking home salaries that seem almost modest compared to the glitz and drama of the big league.

The Vijay Hazare Trophy forms the backbone of India’s domestic one-day scene and the BCCI is keeping things simple. There is no auction here. Players cannot increase their prices. Instead, pay depends on experience – specifically how many List A matches you have played.

Here’s how they break it down:

– If you have played more than 40 List A matches you are a Senior. This 60,000 Rupees per match.

– Do you have 21 to 40 matches? You are Intermediate and earn Rs 50,000 every time you make it to the starting 11.

– Anyone with 20 matches or less is considered a Junior for R40,000 per match.

Kohli (playing for Delhi) and Rohit (playing for Mumbai) have played hundreds of matches, so they are definitely up there.

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Both of them played two matches each this season. Do the math: They have collected Rs 60,000 per game, meaning Rs 1,20,000 (Rs 1.2 lakh) so far. This is a big deal for a young player just starting out. But for Kohli and Rohit, this is a pretty minor change. In comparison, BCCI pays them around Rs 6 lakh for a single international ODI — That’s five times what they earned from the two domestic matches combined.

Of course Rs 1.2 lakh is not the whole story. Players receive daily allowances for food, travel and hotels. And if either of them had won the Man of the Match award, that would have been another R10,000 per match.

But to be honest, money is not the reason Kohli and Rohit are here. Their presence gives a huge boost to domestic cricket. Young players share the field with legends and it’s a reminder that no matter how famous you are, the heartbeat of Indian cricket still happens in the tough conditions of the domestic season.

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