Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh will both earn ₹18 crores in the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL) for Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mumbai Indians (MI) respectively after their blockbuster trade deal, which is the biggest-ever swap in the world's richest cricket league hisory. While both are earning the same salary, they will stand on different ground as far as the highest earners in their team are confirmed.

Arshdeep will be the joint-highest earner at MI alongside his pace-bowling partner Jasprit Bumrah. The left-arm pacer will remarkably earn more than both his 2024 and 2026 T20 World Cup-winning captains Rohit Sarma and Suryakumar Yadav at the franchise.

Highest Earners at Mumbai Indians In IPL 2027

Highest Earners For PBKS For IPL 2027

While his salary is ₹9 crores less than Shreyas, Hardik has once again earned a payhike, which has been the case at every interval of his career. The star all-rounder was purchased by MI for ₹10 Lakhs in the 2015 IPL auction but earned a significant hike and was retained for ₹11 crore ahead of the 2018 mega auction.Later, he joined Gujarat Titans (GT) at a salary of ₹15 crores in 2022, which was the same value he was traded for to MI ahead of IPL 2024. However, he was retained by the Men in Blue and Gold for ₹16.35 crores ahaed of the 2025 mega auction.

Arshdeep, Hardik Only Behind Virat And Shreyas

Meanwhile Arshdeep and Hardik alongside Chahal and Sanju Samson are now the joint-third highest earning Indian players in the league for the 2027 as things stand. Currently only Virat Kohli (₹21 crore at RCB) and Shreyas (26.75 crores at PBKS) earn higher as far as players from India are concerned.