The team of Melbourne Renegades, is Australian professional men’s Twenty20 franchise cricket club based in Melbourne. Home matches of the Melbourne Renegades played at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, a stadium with capacity of 45k people at one. The team signed top players in Big Bash League draft, Liam Livingstone joined the squad of Renegades on platinum contract but could not join the team for the season, he is replaced by Andre Russell on same contract. Melbourne Renegades players salaries budget close AUD $2m a season.
| Players | Base Salary | Category | Status | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | $250k | Central Contract | Local | 2023 |
| Martin Guptill | $200k | Central Contract | Overseas | 2023 |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | $75k | – | Local | 2023 |
| Marcus Harris | $150k | Central Contract | Local | 2023 |
| Mackenzie Harvey | $75k | – | Local | 2023 |
| Nic Maddinson (C) | $275k | Central Contract | Local | 2023 |
| Shaun Marsh (VC) | $175k | Central Contract | Local | 2023 |
| Jonathan Wells | $100k | – | Local | 2023 |
| Ruwantha Kellepotha | $100k | – | Overseas | 2023 |
| Liam Livingstone | $300k | Platinum | Overseas | 2023 |
| Jack Prestwidge | $100k | – | Local | 2023 |
| Andre Russell | $300k | Central Contract | Overseas | 2023 |
| Will Sutherland | $75k | – | Local | 2023 |
| Peter Handscomb | $100k | Central Contract | Local | 2023 |
| Sam Harper | $75k | – | Local | 2023 |
| Zak Evans | $75k | – | Local | 2023 |
| David Moody | $100k | – | Local | 2023 |
| Kane Richardson | $100k | Central Contract | Local | 2023 |
| Tom Rogers | $100k | – | Local | 2023 |
| Fawad Ahmed | $100k | Central Contract | Local | 2023 |
| Akeal Hosein | $100k | Bronze | Overseas | 2023 |
| Corey Rocchiccioli | $75k | – | Local | 2023 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | $230k | Gold | Overseas | 2023 |
How Much Melbourne Renegades Spend on Players Wage Budget?
Since there is a big number of players who can not be part of the Melbourne Renegades this season, which means the club wage bill which is earlier reported AUD $2m, maximum $1.6m based on players availability.
- Nic Maddinson – unavailable for rest of the season
- Liam Livingstone – unavailable for rest of the season
- Andre Russell – unavailable for rest of the season
- Akeal Hosein – unavailable for rest of the season
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman – unavailable for rest of the season
Liam Livingstone is highest paid player in the squad for the season 2022-23, however he is not available for the season, he is later replaced by the West Indies top hitter (Andre Russell). Later it’s reported that Russell will also not part of the squad of Melbourne Renegades.
Further details regarding Melbourne Renegades players salaries, contracts, overseas players bonuses updated once the new season Big Bash League 2023-24 announced.