Virat Kohli Is The Costliest Player In IPL History, RCB Retain Him For A Whopping Rs 17 Crore!

Virat Kohli created history off the field as he became the most expensive player in IPL history. 

RCB retained him for the 2018 edition for a huge amount of Rs 17 crore, the most paid for any player. The previous record belonged to Yuvraj Singh.

This not only meant that the Indian captain left his teammates Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma behind (both were retained for Rs 15 crore) but also went past Ben Stokes who was bought by the now dysfunctional Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) for a whopping cost of Rs 14.5 crore.

Kohli has been a part of RCB since the first edition in 2008. He led the side to the final in 2016, a tournament in which he slammed nearly 1000 runs.