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Shikhar Dhawan is India’s star opener. He is nicknamed Shikhar ‘Gabbar’ Dhawan for his powerful and aggressive batting skills. He is the captain of the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League and occasionally captains the Indian cricket team. Dhawan is the first batter to score back-to-back centuries in IPL. Dhawan has been the leading run-scorer for team India in the Champions Trophy of 2013, Cricket World Cup in 2015, and Champions Trophy of 2017. In 2013, he was awarded the ‘Player of the Tournament’ for his brilliant score in ICC Champions Trophy.

Prior to the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, Dhawan was selected as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, in IPL 2014, he was replaced by Darren Sammy as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was retained by the Hyderabad team till 2018. In IPL 2019, he was traded to Delhi Capitals. His tenure with Delhi Capitals was one of his best. He was named in the Cricinfo IPL XI for his brilliant achievements in IPL 2019. In October 2020, Dhawan became the first batsman to score back-to-back centuries in the history of the IPL. He also became the second batsman in IPL to score more than 5000 runs after David Warner. In IPL 2020, Dhawan made 600 runs. 

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In the TATA IPL auction 2024, Shikhar Dhawan was purchased by Punjab Kings for Rs 8.25 crores. Dhawan has the rare accomplishment of playing more than 200 IPL matches. He is the second player to do this after Virat Kohli. In IPL 2023, Shikhar Dhawan replaced Mayank Agarwal as the captain of the Punjab Kings IPL team. 

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In 2008, Shikhar Dhawan was not a famous cricketer. Nevertheless, he earned an IPL contract with Delhi Daredevils. He was bought for Rs 12 lakh by a star-studded Delhi team. Dhawan played along with cricket legends Sehwag, Gambhir, De Villers, and Collingwood. He played 14 matches and scored 340 runs. He became the third-highest run-scorer. 

In IPL 2009, Dhawan switched to Mumbai Indians. He played two dismal seasons for Mumbai Indians, where his average was 10 runs in IPL 2009 and in IPL 2010, he scored only 191 runs. He then moved to Deccan Chargers in 2011 for Rs 1.38 crore. He proved to be a consistent player in the three seasons he played for Deccan Chargers. In 2013, he shifted to Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he became the captain. In IPL 2014, Hyderabad increased his salary to Rs 12. 5 crores. In 2018, Sunrisers Hyderabad reduced his salary from Rs 12.5 crore to Rs 5.2 crore due to financial constraints. Dhawan was unhappy with this. In 2018. Sunrisers Hyderabad traded Dhawan for three players from Delhi Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma. 

Here's a quick look at Shikhar Dhawan's IPL earnings since his debut in IPL 2008 onwards.