All you cricket lovers out there!! Have you ever given thought to who might be the most awesome money making machine when it comes to the cricket world? Sure you have.
But some answers may surprise you a bit! We are going to give you the superstars of the glamorous game called cricket.
When it comes to making money, you might think that “Oh wait, cricket doesn’t stand a chance when Messi and Ronaldo are playing football! Who can be richer than them?” But guys, seriously! We need to open our eyes now because there are some really cool money making people in the world other than footballers (No offence to the football lovers of course, since I am one of them!) But seriously!! 23 Million dollars only out of endorsements and brands is pretty darn amazing. So we’ll present to you our top 10 cricketers who are presently earning the most handsome amount of money in the business and enjoying life like they should. Wow. What would you do if you had 23 Million dollars a year?? That’s about a million dollars a month!!
First thing I’d do is go on a really swell world tour. Anyhow, since we are here just to show YOU the latest news lets proceed to our fantastic money making superstars!! And hold your breath! This may come up as a shock. Here we have list of Top 10 Richest Cricketers In 2013
And our Countdown begins now!!
10. Yusuf Pathan (India)
Pathan is an Indian cricketer and is the elder brother of the famous Irfan Pathan who happens to be an amazing fast spin bowler. Pathan made his debut in first class cricket in 2001-2002. He is also the first batsmen to be given out at obstructing the field in 20-20 cricket!
Total Earnings: $3.7 Million
Cricket Pay: $3.3 Million
Endorsements: $350,000
National Team: India
IPL (Indian Premiere League) Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
Major Sponsors: Pepsico and Tata Indicom
9. Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Ponting happens to be an Australian batsman but he is currently playing in England and has taken retirement from his position of being the “Captain” of the Australian cricket team. He is considered to be one of the greatest cricketers of the contemporary times along with Sachin Tendulkar and Brain Lara!! He also played in the Indian Premiere League in Kolkata Knight Riders and has a huge fan following around the world.
Total Earnings: $4 Million
Match Fee: $3.5 Million
Endorsements: $0.5 Million
National Team: Australia
IPL Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
Major Sponsors: Kookaburra, Valvoline and Raxona
8. Dale Steyn (South Africa)
Steyn is the only South African cricketer who is among the top ten highest paid cricket stars in the world!! He is well known for his skills at bowling and is thought to be the best bowler in the modern era. Advertising companies run after him like anything just to get this man to promote their brand and products.
Total Earnings: $4.5 Million
Match Fee: $4 Million
Endorsements: $0.5 Million
National Team: Australia
IPL team: Deccan Chargers
Major Sponsors: Slazenger and Dunlop
7. Michael Clarke (Australia)
Clarke also happens to be an Australian cricketer. He is best known from his partnership with Mike Hussey! He has been captain of the Australian Cricket Team in both Test and ODI cricket but in 2011 he had to stand down his captaincy form the Australian 20-20 cricket team because he thought his performance in Test and ODI matches was being affected. Moreover, he is the only TEST batsman to achieve a four amazing double centuries in a single calendar year!!
Total Earnings: $4.9 Million
Match Fee: $4 Million
Endorsements: $1 Million
National Team: Australia
IPL team: Pune Warriors India
Major Sponsors: Spartan Sports, Gillette and Bonds
6. Shane Watson (Australia)
Watson name is the first to click the minds of cricket lovers when they hear about Australia. Although due to his injuries, he has not been able to make his mark in Test matches but his talents in batting and bowling, both, have rewarded him off and on. The man has been bestowed with numerous titles including the ‘Man of the Match’ in Indian Premiere League!
Total Earnings: $5.9 Million
Match Fee: $2.9 Million
Endorsements: $3 Million
National Team: Australia
IPL team: (not any)
Major Sponsors: Asics, Tag Heuer and Gun Moore Bats
5. Virender Sehwag (India)
Sehwag is one of the leading players in the Indian Cricket Team!! He is also known to be the Zen Master of Modern Cricket. Sehwag hold multiple records including the highest scorer in a Test Cricket (319), which was also the fastest triple century in the history of modern cricket. In the World Cup of 2011, India was up against Pakistan, the highly anticipated and thrilling of the matches ever played on the field. Sehwag was the opening batsmen and displayed an extraordinary game for the bowlers of the opponent team. They won the match thanks to Sehwag and Tendulkar. Other than this Sehwag makes a tremendous amount of money from his brand endorsements.
Total Earnings: $6.9 Million
Match Fee: $2.8 Million
Endorsements: $4.1 Million
National Team: India
IPL team: Delhi Daredevils
Major Sponsors: Hero Honda, Fila and Jaypee Cement
4. Virat Kohli (India)
Kohli is the next generation player in the team, as per people’s say! He is an inspiration to many young players out there because of his determination and agility on the filed. Kohli is already earning as much money as he can. More than that this man has the potential to play it all and win it all! He has numerous companies on the track for him. The cricket star has it all lined up for him when it comes to modeling and doing photo shoots for brands. But above all, like any sincere player, Kohli plays for the country and for the game!
Total Earnings: $7.1 Million
Match fee: $3.1 Million
Endorsements: $4 Million
National Team: India
IPL team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Major Sponsors: Nike, Pepsico, Toyota, Karbonn Mobiles, TVS, Cinthol and Nestle
3. Gautam Gambhir (India)
Gautam Gambhir might be a surprising and least expected name in this list so far but he has achieved this ranking owing to his performance in the recent years. From 2010 to 2012, Gambhir worked consistently hard for the team and earned this spot in the world ranking. Most of the money that he makes comes form the Central Contract that he has with Indian Team while the rest comes from the brands he models for.
Total Earnings: $7.3 Million
Match Fee: $3.9 Million
Endorsements: $3.4 Million
National Team: India
IPL Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
Major Sponsors: MRF, Reebok, BHPC, Lays and Royal Stag
2. Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Tendulkar, one of the finest cricket talents this world has ever seen is on the Number 2 spot of our ranking list! He is a magician when it comes to swinging the bat on the field and spell bounding the audience with his never ending series of centuries. In India, this amazing sportsman is known as “The Cricketing God”! No wonder, he even earns like one.
Total Earnings: $18.6 Million
Match Fee: $2.1 Million
Endorsements: $16.5 Million
National Team: India
IPL team: Mumbai Indians
Majors Sponsors: Aviva Insurance, Coca-Cola, Jaypee Cement, Adidas, Toshiba, Castrol, Luminous, Rbs Banking.
1. Mehinder Singh Dhoni (India)
Dhoni, the legendary captain of the Indian Cricket Team is the richest cricketer in the entire world!! This man has stirred confidence and motivation in his team through his power leadership skills and has showed his competitiveness and valor on the field at the hour of need. Owing to his presidential performances, Dhoni holds the captaincy of the Indian cricket team in all the three forms of the game and his score is the best in ODI and Test matches amongst all the captains India has ever had. Dhoni also happens to be the Vice- President of India Cement Inc, after resigning form Air India. Indirectly, Dhoni also holds the ownership’s of The Chennai Super Kings through India Cements. He has been the captain of the team since the beginning. The Indian Territory Army bestowed him with the honor of Lieutenant Colonel on November 1, 2011. He is the second Indian to have received this honor after Kapil Dev!! When it comes to brands and endorsements, Dhoni has captured the attention of the whole world through his style and originality. He is earning the most in the industry right now and that owes majorly to his sponsors.
Total Earnings: $26 Million
Match fee: $3 Million
Endorsements: $23 Million
National Team: India
IPL team: Chennai Super Kings
Major Sponsors: Pepsi, Reebok, Lays, Boost, Exite, TVS, Dabur, Titan and Gulf Oil