TOP 10 RICHEST CRICKETER IN THE WORLD.

RICHEST CRICKETER IN THE WORLD

AS, We all know sports has became the important part on daily life. That's why, many people are adopting sport as their main source of income. In this busy life everyone wants to get entertainment and wants to enjoy their life. Sports has become a global means of entertainment. Nowadays, sportsman or athletes are paid very huge amount as their salary. Their main source of income in their endorsement. Today, in this blog we are going to take a look about the richest cricketer across the globe. 

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

# 10 yuvraj singh Net worth:$35 million(₹245 crore)

IN Number 10 on this is india's most loved cricketer yuvraj simgh. He started his international carrier on 3 october 2000 against kenya. Since then, he has represented indian cricket team on my international game. He has scored more than 12,000 runs on international cricket across all formats. He was declared "man of the tournament" in  2007 T20 World cup and 2011 50 over wolrd. Yuvraj simgh is popular figure in india and endored for brands like PUMA, LG, XBOX, PEPSI. He was the highest paid cricketer in ipl 2014 and 2015. He was brought for 16 crore inr in 2015 IPL By Delhi Daredevils. . Yuvi also runs his own charitable foundation called “YouWeCan” for creating cancer awareness. In 2017, Yuvraj inaugurated his own fashion label by the name ‘YWC’ which gained a lot of positive response.

#9 Shane Watson Net Worth : $40 million (₹ 275 crore)

Australia's Dashing All-Rounder shane watson is in the 9th position of this list. He started his international carrier on 24 march 2002 against south africa. Since then, he has represented his country in international cricket for long time. He has been a brilliant all rounder for his country. He has scored 10,905 runs in international cricket across all formats and has taken 291 wickets. He has retired from international cricket in 2016 but he is consistently playing different T20 Leagues. In 2016, he signed 2 years contract with rcb for 9.5cr/yrs. 

#8 virender shewag Net Worth : $40.1million (₹ 277 crore ) 

Virender Shewag 'VIRU' Is popularly known as the most destructive opner of all time. He started his international carrier on 1 April 1999 v Pakistan. He was a right handed top order batsman and a part time bowler. He has scored 16,859 runs in his 355 international appearances. Viru was the brand ambassador of Hero Honda for a very long time. He has also endorsed for international brands like Boost, Samsung, Reebok, Adidas and many more. Today, Virender Sehwag also runs an international school in Haryana.

#7 Shane Warne Net Worth: $50 Million (₹346 Crore)

Shane warne popularly known as 'magucal spiner' is a australian cricketer. He started his carrier on 2 january 1992 against india. In 2012, warne was inducted into the icc cricket hall of fame. He was right arm leg break bowler and has taken 1001 wickets which is 2nd highest by any bowler in international cricket.

The Australian legend has endorsed brands like Victoria Bitter, Pepsi, McDonald’s and many more. Post his retirement, Warne has been an active commentator and is popular for giving brutally honest views on the cricketer’s today’s era.

#6 Brian Lara Net Worth : $60 Million (₹415 Crore)

Brian Charles Lara is windies batsman widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsman of all tine. He was in the top ranking of batsman and holds many indvidual records. Lara started his international carrier on 9 november 1990 against pakistan. He has scored 22,358 runs on international cricket for his country.  Lara also became the Brand Ambassador of the Indian Tyre company- MRF helped it in gaining global popularity. Post retirement, Lara has played Professional Golf and has won a lot of international Golf competitions as well.

#5 Ricky Ponting Net Worth : $65 Million (₹450 Crore)

Ricky Thomas Ponting is a former australian captain who won 2 world cups for his team. He is considered as the most successful caption in international cricket. He was also named as cricketer of the year 2000. He started his international carrier on 12 february 1995 against south africa. He has scored 27,082 runs on international cricket. Ricky Ponting has been a huge asset to a lot of advertisers. He has endorsed for a lot of brands like Valvoline, Adidas, Pura Milk, Rexona etc. He was the brand ambassador of the cricket bat company Kookaburra. Ponting was paid a million-dollar salary by Cricket Australia, and earned almost $4 million a year through advertisements.

#4  Jacques Kallis Net Worth : $70 Million (₹500 Crore)

Jacques Kallis is a former south african cricketer and coach. He was a right handed batsman and right arm medium fast bowler. Kallis is regarded as the greatest all rounder of all time and greatest batsman of south africa. As of now, he is the only cricketer to score more than 10000 runs and 250 wickets on both ODI and TEST Cricket. He started his international carrier on 9 january 1996 against england.  In 2014, The former South African all-rounder signed a one-year contract with the Big Bash League franchise of Sydney Thunders. He was made the brand ambassador Advanced Hair Studio India in 2017. Currently, Kallis is the Batting consultant of KKR.

#3 Virat Kohli Net Worth :  $93 million (₹ 445 crore)

Virat Kohli is a indian cricketer who currently captains indian cricket team in all formats. Kohli is also regarded as modern day cricket legend. He holds many records which are too hard to be broken by other batsman. Kohli is regarded as one of the best batsman in the world. He started his international carrier on 18 August 2008 against sri-lanka. Virat is not only a national icon, but a huge brand himself. While watching television, you’ll realize that Virat Kohli is a part almost every alternate advertisement on your TV screen. His most recent signing is with the MRF, with whom he extended his bat sponsorship deal for 8 years for $ 15 million. Kohli also became the highest paid cricketer in IPL when he extended his ₹17 Crore contract with Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018. The right-handed batsman from Delhi has endorsed international brands like Pepsi, Valvoline, Google, Hero Moto corp, Colgate, Tissot, Too Yumm, Manyavar etc. In 2015, he signed a 5-crore contract with Audi India. In 2018, he also became the Brand Ambassador of the world-famous transportation company, Uber. Kohli also owns ISL’s football team of FC Goa. He also has his own fashion brands by the name Wrogn and One8 (partnered with Puma).

#2 Sachin Tendulkar Net Worth : $ 165 million (₹ 1090 crore)

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a former indian cricketer and former captain of indian national cricket team. Sachin is considered as the greatest cricketer in the history. He holds the record of most number of 100s in international cricket which is hardly to be broken by other batsman. He is the first batsman to score 200 in ODI Cricket. The legend started his international carrier at the young age 0f 16 on 15 november 1989 against pakistan. He has scored more than 30,000 runs on international cricket which is most by any batsman. 

Sachin Tendulkar has endorsed hundreds of global brands like BMW, Pepsi, Luminous, Adidas, Canon, Phillips, Britannia, VISA, Castrol, Coca-Cola etc. Sachin was the first cricketer to score a ₹100-crore deal when he became the brand ambassador of MRF in 2001. In the late 1990s, Sachin became a brand himself. He helped BCCI to get rid of debt and become the richest cricketing Board in the world. Currently, Tendulkar owns properties worth ₹520 crores. He is also the mentor of the 4-time IPL champion team of Mumbai Indians.

#1 MS Dhoni Net Worth (₹  1280 crore)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is a indian cricketer and former captain of indian national cricket team in all formats. He is regarded as the greatest captain of all time. He is the only captain to win all icc events. He is considered as the greatest mind in world cricket. Due to his calm and composed nature, he is regarded as captain cool. The greatest finisher, started his carrier on 26 december 2004 against bangladesh. He has scored 17,266 runs on international cricket. He is also the greatest wicket-keeper of all time. He also holds the record of fastest stumping on international cricket. 

MS is one of the most highest paid celebrities in India. He earns more than $30 million out of brand endorsements. Dhoni has endorsed almost every other brand that you might know. He has endorsed Gulf Oil, Boost, Reebok, McDowell’s, TVS Motors, Red Bus, Sony Bravia, Lays, Amrapali,  Snickers, GoDaddy, Colgate, Orient and many more. He was also the brand ambassador of Reebok for almost 7-8 years. Dhoni also has invested in ISL’s team of Chennaiyin FC and is also the owner of his fashion brand by the name ‘Se7en’. Dhoni is the captain of Chennai Super Kings and is under a ₹15-crore/year contract.