Cricket is one of the most popular sports of the world and with the advent of various T20 league contests, the earning opportunities have increased manifold for cricketers. The main sources of income of cricketers are – match fees which is paid by their respective cricket board, match fees paid by franchises and amount that they earn by endorsements. Many cricketers invest their money in order to get good returns and increase their wealth and net worth.
In this article, we will let you know about 10 richest cricketers of the world:
1. Sachin Tendulkar : Net Worth – $170 million (Rs. 1250 crore)
The God of cricket, as his fans call him, is the richest cricketer of the world despite the fact that the legendary former Indian cricketer took retirement in the year 2013. Sachin Tendulkar has numerous records in his name including the record of maximum international centuries and as per an estimate, the net worth of the Bharat Ratna Awardee is $170 million.
2. Virat Kohli : Net Worth – $127 million (Rs. 950 crore)
Virat Kohli is the only active cricketer in this list and he is one of the biggest brands of the sports world at the moment. He has a huge fan following on the social media platforms which plays a big role in making him one of the highest paid athletes of the world.
3. MS Dhoni : Net Worth – $113 million (Rs. 860 crore)
The Captain Cool who has led his IPL team Chennai Super Kings to victory 5 times in the tournament is one of the most successful skippers of the country. MS Dhoni is the only skipper who has won three ICC trophies – 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy. He is one of the most loved cricketers of India and is at the third position in this list.
4. Ricky Ponting : Net Worth – $75 million (Rs. 618 crore)
Ricky Ponting is certainly the most successful skipper of Australia as the Australian team won three consecutive ODI World Cups under his leadership and scripted history. He is also the wealthiest cricketer of Australia who is currently serving the IPL team Delhi Capitals as the head coach of the team.
5. Jacques Kallis : Net Worth – $70 million (Rs. 532 crore)
The former South African cricketer Jacques Kallis is considered as one of the greatest all-rounders of all times and many times he is also compared to the former West Indian cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers.
6. Brian Lara : Net Worth – $60 million (Rs. 494 crore)
Brian Lara, the former West Indian cricketer, is considered as one of the greatest batters of all times. He has numerous records to his name including the record of being the only batter to score more than 400 runs in an innings.
7. Virender Sehwag : Net Worth – $40 Million (Rs. 329 crore)
Virender Sehwag can easily be called one of the most destructive batters of all times and he is also counted among the best openers who have played for the Indian team.
8. Yuvraj Singh : Net Worth – $35 million (Rs. 288 crore)
Yuvraj Singh is certainly an inspiration for many of us, he was diagnosed with cancer and when he was written off by many, he fought the dangerous illness and made a comeback on the ground.
9. Steve Smith : Net Worth – $30 million (Rs. 243 crore)
The Australian cricketer is one of the top class batters of the world with wonderful track record because of which he is included in the list of Fab 4 of the world cricket of current times.
10. Shane Watson: Net worth – $27 million (Rs. 221 crore)
Shane Watson, the former Aussie cricketer stands on the tenth position on this list with the net worth of Rs. 221 crore. Watson was one of the finest all-rounders of all times and he was the first Australian cricketer to achieve the feat of scoring a century in all the three formats of the game.