Nowadays Cricket has become one of the most watched and favorite game in the world. If you love to play or watch cricket, you may want to know who are in the list of top 10 richest cricketers in the world. Let’s check below list to know about the top 10 richest cricketers.
MS Dhoni: Dhoni is considered as the number one gem in the Indian Cricket Team whose net income is $150 million. According to the Forbes Magazine Mahendra earns about $26.5 million every year. His income comes from playing cricket and endorsements with Pepsi, Reebok, and United Breweries Group.
Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin Tendulkar is the second richest cricketer who earns about $18.6 million every year. Sachin has played more than two decades for the Indian National Cricket Team. The best batsman living on earth has endorsement deals with the Adidas, Royal Bank of Scotland and Adidas.
Rahul Dravid: Rahul is one of the richest cricketers. Most of his income comes from games and endorsement to the Famous brands like, Pepsi, Gillette and Reebok. still he is considered the 7th richest cricket player in 2015.
Yuvraj Singh: Yuvraj Singh’s estimated net income is about $35.5 million. He is playing in the Indian National Cricket Team as an all-rounder. He with his team has won the 2007 World’s Twenty20 Cup and 2011 World’s ICC Cup.
Sourav Ganguly: Sourav Ganguly is called the “Prince of Calcutta”. He inherited lots of his ancestral wealth as his father was a successful businessman in the print business. Saurav’s estimated net income is $55.5 million. While he was a part of Indian Cricket Team, he has endorsed Pepsi and Puma. Now he is working as a commentator of cricket.
Shane Warne: Shane Warne is the name that should be placed in the list of top 10 richest cricketers in the world. He is one of the most famous cricketer who played for Australia Cricket Team. Currently, a major portion of his incomes comes from poker games. Also, he is now a famous commentator.
Ricky Ponting: Ricky Ponting is one of the top 10 richest cricketers in the world, whose estimated net wealth is $65 million. He has earned most of his wealth when he was playing as professional cricketer in the Australia Cricket Team.
Virat Kohli: This middle order batsmen of ‘Indian National Cricket Team’ have set his name on the 10th among the top 10 richest cricketers in the world. He is the most abrasive player in the India National Team, whose net income is about $15 million. He came into the spotlight when he had scored 90 runs against Karnataka to save the Delhi from follow on. Majority of his incomes comes from his games and endorsements with Nike, Toyota, and PespsiCo.