About Sundaram Ravi
Sundaram Ravi is an Indian cricket umpire, born on 22 Apr 1966. He made his IPL debut on 6 May 2008, as TV umpire for Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers at MA Chidambaram Stadium, and has officiated 194 IPL matches across 14 seasons (2008–2021): 131 as an on-field umpire and 63 as the TV umpire. He has been part of the officiating team for 5 IPL finals (2017, 2018 on the field; 2010, 2014, 2021 as TV umpire). He was a member of the ICC Elite Panel from 2015 to 2019.
How Much Does Sundaram Ravi Earn in the IPL?
Sundaram Ravi’s last IPL season was 2021. The BCCI did not publish umpire fees for the seasons he worked, so this page does not estimate his past earnings. Today, IPL on-field umpires are reported to earn about ₹3 lakh per match (about ₹3.7 lakh for ICC Elite Panel umpires) and TV umpires about ₹2 lakh, and former umpire Anil Chaudhary has said an average umpire earns ₹45–50 lakh over a season.
The BCCI pays umpires per match and does not publish its fee schedule. The fees used here are those reported in the media for IPL 2025, and match counts come from the official scorecards.