Yuvraj will get more than Terry, Nasri!

BANGALORE: Yuvraj's Singh's staggering Rs 14 crore acquisition in this year's IPL in itself isn't the only story from the auctions. A closer look at the figures reveals more.

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A round of number crunching shows that the southpaw's £171,348 salary per week for the eight-week tournament overshadows weekly wages of several top names in the English Premier League - Manchester United's Juan Mata (£140,000), Arsenal's Mesut Ozil (£140,000) and Chelsea's Eden Hazard (£170,000).

Dinesh Karthik's Rs 12.5 crore, which works out to £152,172 per week, is more than what Steven Gerrard (£140,000) gets at Liverpool. Kevin Pietersen's Rs 9 crore (£109,564 per week) too outshines a few footballers in Europe, including Theo Walcott of Arsenal and Emmanuel Adebayor of Tottenham (both £100,000 each).

European football's big earners: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid, £300,000); Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, £288,000); Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona, £251,000); Wayne Rooney: ( Manchester United, £250,000); Robin Van Persie: (Manchester United, £225,000); Sergio Aguero ( Manchester City, £225,000); Yaya Toure: (Manchester City, £220,000); Luis Suarez (Liverpool £220,000); John Terry (Chelsea, £170,000); Samir Nasri (Manchester City, £170,000); Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, £140,000); Theo Walcott (Arsenal, £100,000); Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham, £100,000).

Note: Estimated figures, excluding endorsements/bonus (conversion rate: 1 pound: Rs 102.13)

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