About Virender Sharma
Virender Sharma is an Indian cricket umpire, born on 11 Sep 1971. He made his IPL debut on 12 Apr 2016, standing in Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, and has officiated 139 IPL matches across 10 seasons (2016–2026): 81 as an on-field umpire and 58 as the TV umpire. He has stood on the field in 6 IPL playoff matches. He is on the ICC International Panel, which umpires in ODIs and T20Is.
How Much Does Virender Sharma Earn in the IPL?
In IPL 2026, Virender Sharma officiated 16 matches: 8 on the field and 8 as the TV umpire. At the reported rates of about ₹3 lakh per on-field match and about ₹2 lakh per match as TV umpire, that works out to roughly ₹40 lakh for the season, before playoff bonuses, travel and daily allowances.
For IPL 2025, the same calculation gives about ₹42 lakh from 17 matches.
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.