Delhi Capitals

IPL

$2.1M ₹20.2C Rs57.8C

Total Wage Bill

$261,589 ₹2.5C Rs7.2C

Avg Salary

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Year

Last updated: May 08, 2026

#	Player	2016 Salary	Age	Type
1	Mohammed Shami	$441,391 ₹4.3C Rs12.2C	35	Bowler
2	Sanju Samson	$436,198 ₹4.2C Rs12C	31
3	Amit Mishra	$363,498 ₹3.5C Rs10C	43	Bowler
4	Quinton de Kock	$363,498 ₹3.5C Rs10C	33	Wicketkeeper
5	Shreyas Iyer	$270,027 ₹2.6C Rs7.5C	31	Batter
6	Rishabh Pant	$197,328 ₹1.9C Rs5.5C	28	Wicketkeeper
7	Khaleel Ahmed	$10,385 ₹0.1C Rs0.3C	28	Bowler
8	Mahipal Lomror	$10,385 ₹0.1C Rs0.3C	26	Allrounder
Total		$2.1M ₹20.2C Rs57.8C

Player	2016 Salary	Age	Type
1 Mohammed Shami	$441,391 ₹4.3C Rs12.2C	35	Bowler
2 Sanju Samson	$436,198 ₹4.2C Rs12C	31
3 Amit Mishra	$363,498 ₹3.5C Rs10C	43	Bowler
4 Quinton de Kock	$363,498 ₹3.5C Rs10C	33	Wicketkeeper
5 Shreyas Iyer	$270,027 ₹2.6C Rs7.5C	31	Batter
6 Rishabh Pant	$197,328 ₹1.9C Rs5.5C	28	Wicketkeeper
7 Khaleel Ahmed	$10,385 ₹0.1C Rs0.3C	28	Bowler
8 Mahipal Lomror	$10,385 ₹0.1C Rs0.3C	26	Allrounder
Total	$2.1M ₹20.2C Rs57.8C

Delhi Capitals Salary Insights

Delhi Capitals's total wage bill for 2016 was $2.1M, with a squad of 8 contracted players in the IPL.

The average player salary was $261,588 per year.

Mohammed Shami was the highest-paid player in the squad, earning $441,391 per year.

The squad was made up of 3 bowlers, 2 wicketkeepers, 1 batter and 1 allrounder.