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Ayush Badoni Net Worth 2026: Salary, IPL Earnings and Facts

Ayush Badoni’s exact net worth is private; the public record supports a documented IPL contract trail, not a precise wealth figure.

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As of 19 October 2026, Ayush Badoni’s exact net worth is not publicly verified. No official filing, player statement or audited disclosure establishes how much the Lucknow Super Giants batter owns after tax, expenses, investments and private income. What can be documented is his IPL contract history: publicly listed values total ₹8.60 crore for 2022–2026, before any applicable match fees, tax, agent costs or personal spending. That is a gross, publicly listed contract trail—not a net-worth figure.

Ayush Badoni net worth in 2026: what can be said responsibly

Several online pages publish a neat net-worth number for Badoni. Those figures should not be repeated as fact unless they identify a primary document or a credible disclosure behind the estimate. A player’s franchise salary is only one input into wealth. It does not reveal take-home pay, savings, investments, loans, family finances, property, vehicles, endorsements or taxes.

The most defensible answer for CricWin24 readers is therefore: Ayush Badoni’s net worth is undisclosed and cannot be reliably quantified from public records as of 19 October 2026. His documented IPL contracts show rising earning power, with a reported ₹4-crore LSG retention for each of 2025 and 2026, but that amount should not be presented as his accumulated wealth. Times Now reports that LSG bought him at ₹20 lakh in the 2022 mega-auction and retained him for ₹4 crore ahead of the 2025 mega-auction. Cricbuzz’s IPL 2026 auction record independently lists ₹20 lakh for 2022, 2023 and 2024, and ₹4 crore for 2025 and 2026, while expressly cautioning that the total is based on officially available data and actual figures may vary.

Quick takeaways

  • Exact net worth: Not publicly disclosed or independently verified.
  • Reported IPL contract total, 2022–2026: ₹8.60 crore before match fees and deductions.
  • 2026 LSG contract value: ₹4 crore, as reported by Times Now and listed by Cricbuzz; the official IPL retention release confirms Badoni remained with LSG but does not publish his individual salary.
  • 2026 match-fee rule: The IPL’s 2025–27 regulations provide ₹7.5 lakh per match to each playing member, including the Impact Player, in addition to the contract.
  • 2027 status: No 2027 retention or salary change is asserted here. The official 2026 retention announcement is the latest relevant retention record used for this profile.

Ayush Badoni IPL salary history

Badoni’s public salary trail begins with his selection by LSG at the 2022 mega-auction. Times Now describes the purchase as being at his ₹20-lakh base price. The season-by-season record published by Cricbuzz gives the following values:

Ayush Badoni IPL salary history
IPL season Team Reported contract value What the record supports
2022 Lucknow Super Giants ₹20 lakh Auction/base-price deal reported by Times Now and listed by Cricbuzz
2023 Lucknow Super Giants ₹20 lakh Listed in Cricbuzz’s IPL earnings record and reported by Latestly
2024 Lucknow Super Giants ₹20 lakh Listed in Cricbuzz’s IPL earnings record and reported by Latestly
2025 Lucknow Super Giants ₹4 crore Reported retention value; Cricbuzz lists the same figure
2026 Lucknow Super Giants ₹4 crore Reported current contract and Cricbuzz listing; official IPL release confirms he was retained

The calculation

The documented contract arithmetic is:

  • 2022–2024: ₹20 lakh × 3 = ₹60 lakh = ₹0.60 crore
  • 2025–2026: ₹4 crore × 2 = ₹8.00 crore
  • Reported IPL contract total: ₹0.60 crore + ₹8.00 crore = ₹8.60 crore

This is a cumulative gross value of listed contracts, not a statement that ₹8.60 crore was paid into Badoni’s bank account or remains in his possession. The figures also do not automatically include match fees, bonuses, prize money or commercial work. Conversely, they do not subtract income tax, professional fees, insurance, travel or living costs.

Our Ayush Mhatre earnings profile uses the same separation between a young player’s IPL opportunity and personal wealth.

The distinction matters because the official IPL announcement is a retention register, not an individual payroll statement. Its 15 November 2025 release names Ayush Badoni among LSG’s 19 retained players and reports the franchise’s total retained-player spend as ₹102.05 crore, with ₹22.95 crore left in its salary cap. That confirms team continuity and the retention context, but it does not itself break out Badoni’s personal ₹4-crore figure. The ₹4-crore amount is consequently best labelled a reported contract/retention value, supported by multiple cricket and sports reports, rather than an official individual salary disclosure.

What the 2026 match fee adds

The IPL Governing Council’s player regulations for the 2025–27 cycle introduced a match fee for the first time in IPL history. The official wording says each playing member, including the Impact Player, receives ₹7.5 lakh per match in addition to the contracted amount. This is not the same as saying every contracted squad member automatically receives ₹7.5 lakh for every fixture. Eligibility depends on being a playing member under the rule.

LSG’s official player page lists Badoni with 10 IPL appearances in 2026, 215 runs, a highest score of 54, a 21.50 average and a 152.48 strike rate. If all ten listed appearances were qualifying playing-member appearances, the rule-based gross calculation would be:

10 × ₹7.5 lakh = ₹75 lakh = ₹0.75 crore

That produces a possible 2026 IPL compensation illustration of ₹4.75 crore before deductions when the reported ₹4-crore contract is combined with ten qualifying match fees. It is not an audited payment total, because the public player page does not itemise Badoni’s match-fee receipts and public records do not provide a payroll statement. For the same reason, this article does not add ₹0.75 crore to the ₹8.60-crore contract total as if it were confirmed cash received.

The rule also explains why older salary tables can be incomplete: the ₹7.5-lakh match fee applies to the 2025–27 regulatory cycle, not to Badoni’s 2022, 2023 or 2024 contracts. Latestly describes a full 14-match participation scenario as ₹1.05 crore in additional match fees, but that is a hypothetical maximum, not evidence that Badoni received that amount.

Career context behind the salary jump

Badoni was born on 3 December 1999 and is listed by LSG as an Indian right-handed batter who can bowl off-break. The franchise says he came through India’s Under-19 setup and was picked in the 2022 auction. His IPL debut immediately supplied the kind of visibility that can improve a young player’s value: the official LSG biography records a 41-ball 54 against Gujarat Titans, while noting that he became the first batter to score a fifty on IPL debut while batting at No. 6 or below.

The official LSG statistics page records his IPL progression as 161 runs in 2022, 238 in 2023, 235 in 2024, 329 in 2025 and 215 in the 2026 table shown on the page. It lists 1,178 overall IPL runs across 66 matches and four wickets. As with the Prabhsimran Singh earnings profile, those figures provide sporting context for the reported rise from ₹20 lakh to ₹4 crore; they do not prove that performance alone determined the negotiation or reveal any private wealth.

For readers tracking his broader career, the relevant public record is still mainly cricket income. There is no need to turn a net-worth article into a speculative lifestyle feature. Badoni’s first IPL contract, continued LSG association and 2025–26 retention are documented; his private balance sheet is not.

Endorsements, property and lifestyle claims

No credible available public report discloses a verified endorsement fee, property purchase, vehicle ownership, investment portfolio or personal bank balance for Badoni. Some websites may attach such claims to celebrity-player profiles, but an unreferenced list of cars, houses or brand deals is not evidence of net worth. This profile therefore treats those categories as not publicly verified, rather than assigning an estimated rupee value.

The same caution applies to family finances. A player’s relatives, home city or domestic-cricket background cannot be used to infer his assets or liabilities. The only safe financial conclusion is about the documented IPL earning opportunity described above.

Does Ayush Badoni have a new IPL 2027 salary?

No new 2027 salary is confirmed in the available announcements. As of 19 October 2026, this profile does not present a 2027 retention, release, trade or salary change as fact. The official IPL retention announcement available for the 2026 season is dated 15 November 2025 and lists Badoni as retained by LSG. The governing regulations cover the 2025–27 cycle, but that framework is not a player-specific announcement of Badoni’s 2027 contract. A later official retention release or franchise statement would be needed before updating this section.

FAQs

What is Ayush Badoni’s net worth in 2026?

His exact net worth is not publicly verified. The frequently repeated online numbers are estimates without a demonstrated primary disclosure. The documented public record supports IPL contract values, not a precise total of assets minus liabilities.

How much does Ayush Badoni earn from the IPL?

Cricbuzz lists his IPL contract values at ₹20 lakh in each of 2022, 2023 and 2024, followed by ₹4 crore in 2025 and 2026. That adds up to ₹8.60 crore in reported gross contract value. Match fees may be additional when the player qualifies under IPL rules, but public payment records are not available.

What is Ayush Badoni’s LSG salary in 2026?

The reported LSG contract value for 2026 is ₹4 crore. Times Now reports that LSG retained him for ₹4 crore ahead of the 2025 mega-auction and that he continued on the same amount through the next mega-auction. The official IPL retention list confirms that he was retained, while not publishing individual salaries.

Does the IPL pay Ayush Badoni a match fee?

The official 2025–27 regulations say each playing member, including the Impact Player, receives ₹7.5 lakh per match in addition to the contracted amount. LSG’s official page lists ten 2026 appearances, so ten qualifying appearances would imply ₹75 lakh; the public record does not itemise his actual receipt.

Is Badoni’s ₹4-crore salary the same as his net worth?

No. Salary is gross contractual compensation for a period; net worth is the value of assets minus liabilities at a point in time. Tax, agents, expenses, savings, investments, endorsements and debt could all change the final figure, and those details are not publicly disclosed here.

Conclusion

Ayush Badoni’s finances show a clear IPL trajectory but not a verifiable net-worth number. The public record supports ₹20 lakh contracts for 2022–2024 and reported ₹4-crore LSG contracts for 2025–2026, or ₹8.60 crore in listed IPL contract values before match fees and deductions. The IPL’s ₹7.5-lakh playing-member fee may add to his earnings under qualifying appearances, but it should not be converted into a confirmed net-worth estimate. Until Badoni, LSG, the BCCI or an audited filing discloses a complete figure, the accurate headline is simple: his exact net worth remains private; his IPL contract history is the measurable part.

For the squad decisions behind future contracts, explore our LSG retention and trade analysis and IPL hub. The CricWin24 net-worth section has comparable earnings profiles.

Research notes and sources

Figures are checked against public reporting, not private financial records. IPL contract and match-fee components are kept separate from reported wealth and prospective sponsorships.

Selected references: Times Now, Ayush Badoni’s IPL Salary: How Much Money Lucknow Super Giants Batter Earns In IPL?, updated 12 January 2026 · IPL official press release, IPL Governing Council announces TATA IPL Player Regulations 2025–27, 28 September 2024

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