Top 5 Richest Indian Cricketers
Richest Indian Cricketers: After football, cricket is the most popular game all across the world. The main reason for its popularity is its massive following in the Indian sub-continent. A lot of cricketing stars have become national icons and hence successful companies have made the best use of their fame for a positive brand image. Cricket has become a commercial entity today. But its major part of commercialization came after the commencement of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. The two most popular industries of India — Bollywood and Cricket, joined hands to make this a huge success all across the world. IPL teams have to invest loads of money on their players in the auctions. Hence, a lot of cricketers end up living a lavish lifestyle along with the fame they receive. Let us have a look at the top 10+ richest cricketers in the world
Sachin Tendulkar
Richest Indian Cricketers: The Master Blaster is rightfully considered as one of the pioneers of the game because of whom the sport has reached such great heights. Tendulkar is considered as the best player ever to play the game and has been involved in the game even after retiring in 2013. He currently mentors the Mumbai Indians team in the IPL and is also on the advisory board of the BCCI.
Sachin’s net worth is speculated at around $160 million or a staggering sum of Rs.1066 crores. The Indian Messiah earns around Rs. 2 crores from the BCCI and a further Rs. 15 crores from various endorsements. He is associated with as many as 24 brands and is also the face of many government schemes and policies.
Tendulkar owns three restaurants in Mumbai and Bangalore in partnership with Sanjay Narang. His personal properties are worth over Rs. 500 crores, with the former Indian batsman owning 10 cars worth over Rs. 20 crores. Sachin is also the co-owner of ISL team, Kerala Blasters, the badminton team, Bangalore Blasters and Kabaddi team Tamil Thalaivas.
He has an autobiography titled, “Playing it my way” and also had a movie made in his honour named, “Sachin: A Billion Dreams.” Tendulkar also donates a lot to charity and has even adopted a village to provide electricity and clean water to the public.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Richest Indian Cricketers: Dhoni is one of the most marketable faces in the country and has had a great career in all formats of the game. Considered as the best ever Indian captain by many, Dhoni is also the highest paid player in the Indian Premier League and has a category A contract with the BCCI.
The wicketkeeper’s net worth is estimated at around $110 million or Rs.734 crores at today’s conversion rates. Annually, it is speculated that the Indian limited overs captain earns $12 million. His contract with the Rising Pune Supergiant saw the power hitter pocket Rs. 15 crores each year. Dhoni has a huge collection of cars and bikes which are said to be worth around Rs.25 crores. Dhoni has also bought properties all over the country with his personal investments being calculated at around Rs. 522 crores. He is also the co-owner of ISL side, Chennaiyin FC.
Virat Kohli
Richest Indian Cricketers: The Indian captain is one of the best-paid athletes in the world and is the only Indian to be included in the list of Forbes highest paid athletes of 2017. Kohli is the second highest paid player in the IPL and is naturally one of the highest earners from the Indian board. Kohli’s phenomenal rise is expected to make him the richest cricketer of all time by the time he hangs up his boots.
Virat Kohli has an estimated net worth of around $60 million which roughly translates to a whopping Rs. 390 crores. His IPL fee per season is Rs.14 crores and has personal properties worth Rs.42 crores. Kohli owns two houses — one in Mumbai and one in Delhi. He has 6 luxurious cars worth Rs.9 crores and has plans to start a gym chain all around the country soon. It is estimated that the captain’s net worth will increase by a massive 140% in the next few years.
Virender Sehwag
Richest Indian Cricketers: The Nawab of Najafgarh is considered as the most destructive batter that this country has ever seen. His fearless batting enthralled the nation for over a decade in all three formats of the game. Sehwag is currently the head coach of Kings XI Punjab and is also in line to coach the Indian team one day.
Viru has a net worth of a staggering $40 million or Rs. 255 crores which he has gathered from his BCCI salaries, IPL contracts and his private businesses. In his playing days, Sehwag had an annual salary of $5.7 million along with another $4 million from endorsements. Sehwag also had an IPL contract worth $1.8 million. Nowadays, he runs a successful Twitter and Facebook account which is a huge hit in India and also has an international school in Haryana along with an international cricket academy.
Sourav Ganguly
Richest Indian Cricketers: Dada, as he is fondly called by his colleagues, was India’s most influential captain of all time. He brought in a sense of aggression and confidence which brought in a new era in Indian cricket.
Sourav Ganguly net worth is estimated at $15 million or 99 crore rupees. His remuneration from the BCCI is valued at around 5 crores rupees whereas his brand endorsements earn him around 2 crore rupees.
Dada owns five luxurious cars worth Rs. 7 crores and has personal properties of around Rs. 45 crores. Ganguly also hosts the TV show “Dadagiri Unlimited” which airs on Zee Bangla. He is also the co-owner of ISL side, ATK.
