Rishabh Pant is now the highest-paid Indian cricketer, solely based on cricketing earnings, after the salaries of IPL players were revealed. With his cricketing obligations, the wicket-keeper batsman makes a total of Rs. 32 crore annually, surpassing Virat Kohli’s current earnings of INR Rs. 28 crore. IPL contracts and the BCCI are the two revenue streams for both Pant and Kohli. With an annual salary of Rs. 5 crore from his A category BCCI central contracts and Rs. 27 crore from the IPL, Pant’s total earnings come to Rs. 32 crore. Since Kohli is an A+ player, his earnings under the BCCI central contract total Rs. 7 crore. According to the new contract, RCB pays him Rs. 21 crore a year for participating in the IPL, bringing his total earnings to Rs. 28 crore. However, when the new BCCI central contracts are revealed in March of the following year, Pant’s profits may rise. Given his importance to Team India’s aspirations in all three forms, Pant is most likely eligible to be elevated to the A+ category. He would significantly extend Kohli’s lead if the board took such a step.