IPL vs PSL Salary Comparison For 2025 Edition After PSL Draft- Check Deets

The highly awaited Pakistan Super League (PSL) Draft concluded at the iconic Huzoori Bagh, Lahore Fort, with all six franchises assembling their squads for the 2025 season.

Notable picks included David Warner joining Karachi Kings, Finn Allen signing with Quetta Gladiators, and Michael Bracewell being selected by Multan Sultans. Promising young players such as Hasan Nawaz and Maaz Sadaqat also earned spots in the league.

But when it comes to both India and Pakistan, just like the rivalry between their national cricket teams, the competition to be the best T20 franchise league in the world is also there.

As far as Indian Premier League (IPL) is concerned, it is arguably the best franchise cricket league in the world and since it is managed by the richest cricket board in the BCCI, the salaries are quite naturally the highest.

So after the PSL draft, let's look at the salary comparisons between the top players in both the leagues.

PSL has divided it's players into various categories such as Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver, Supplementary and Emerging. The ones in the Platinum categories are the highest-paid players and earns a salary range of $130,000 to 170,000 which is around 1.12 to 1.47 crores INR.

Platinum Players For PSL 2025

• Babar Azam

• Saim Ayub

• Tom Kohler-Cadmore

• Mohammad Rizwan

• Usama Mir

• Michael Bracewell

• Naseem Shah

• Shadab Khan

• Matthew Short

• Abbas Afridi

• Adam Milne

• David Warner

• Finn Allen

• Mark Chapman

• Fakhar Zaman

• Shaheen Afridi

• Daryl Mitchell

IPL 2025 Salaries/Price

• Rishabh Pant - 27 crore

• Shreyas Iyer - 26.75 crore

• Venkatesh Iyer - 23.75 crore

• Arshdeep Singh - 18 crore

• Yuzvendra Chahal - 18 crore

• Jos Buttler - 15.75 crore

• KL Rahul - 14 crore

• Trent Boult - 12.50 crore

• Jofra Archer - 12.50 crore

• Josh Hazlewood - 12.50 crore

The 10th edition of the PSL is scheduled to kick off on April 8, with the final set for May 19. Meanwhile, the 18th season of the IPL is expected to commence on March 23, with the summit clash likely to take place on May 25.