The 17th season of the Indian Premier League is being played in India. More than one match is being seen in IPL 2024. This season, Sunrisers Hyderabad (277) and Kolkata Knight Riders (272) have broken all records. You must have seen many cheerleaders in cricket matches. Cheerleaders of both the teams are present on the field. They celebrate by dancing while hitting fours, sixes or taking wickets. Do you know how much cheerleaders get paid?
How much do cheerleaders get paid?
According to reports, different franchises pay different salaries to cheerleaders. Apart from salary, they are also given some other facilities and bonuses. Most of the cheerleaders are foreigners. Pune Warriors India introduced Indian cheerleaders in 'desi style' with traditional attire. Dancing, modeling and performing in front of people in the scorching heat of India requires a lot of hard work, so cheerleaders are well paid.
KKR offers the highest money
Usually a cheerleader gets around Rs 15 to 17 thousand per match. The franchisee also pays for their accommodation, food and travel expenses. Kolkata Knight Riders pays the highest amount to its cheerleaders. According to reports, KKR pays Rs 24 to 25 thousand to a cheerleader per match. If the team performs well, KKR also gives some kind of bonus to the cheerleaders. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) pay a cheerleader around Rs 20 thousand per match and Chennai Super Kings pay around Rs 17 thousand.