Top 10 Richest Cricketers In The World In 2022
Cricket, which was already one of the most popular sports in the world, has now become one of the richest sports in the world.
With cricketers enjoying the type of celebrity normally reserved for actors, they are now far more than simply sports figures. Cricketers are gradually becoming some of the highest-paid athletes in the world, thanks to lucrative sponsorship deals in addition to their regular salaries.
Although they have a long way to go before becoming the highest-paid athletes outright, here is a look at the world's richest cricketers—both active and retired—today.
National Team – India International Playing Status – Retired
Net Worth -US$14 million
The Master Blaster is widely regarded as the greatest batter in baseball history, having scored heavily both on and off the field.
Apart from his numerous mind-boggling records on the field, such as having the most runs in a career and being the highest run-getter in both Tests and ODIs, Tendulkar has also endorsed some of the biggest brands over his 24-year career.
Tendulkar remains a brand magnet even eight years after his retirement, with brands such as BMW, Pepsi, Adidas, Philips, Canon, Coca-Cola, VISA, Britannia, and many others amassing the luxury of calling him their brand ambassador.
2. MS Dhoni
National Team -India
International Playing status- retired
Net worth - US$111 million.
With two World Cups (T20I in 2007, ODI in 2011), and a Champions Trophy (2013) under his belt, there aren't many who can call Mahendra Singh Dhoni's legacy into question.
After leading India to victory in the inaugural T20I World Cup in 2007, Dhoni reached new heights when Team India won the ODI World Cup on home soil in 2011. Success followed the former Indian captain, who also won the Champions Trophy in 2013.
Ahead with international honors, Dhoni's trophy cabinet also includes multiple IPL trophies, which is why he is regarded as one of the best players in the world. Known for his destructive batting, sharp skills behind the stumps, astute captaincy, and ice-cold demeanor, Dhoni has endorsed and continues to endorse brands such as Lay's, Gulf Oil, Reebok, Colgate, and McDowell's.
He may have retired from international cricket, but that hasn't stopped the MSD brand from growing.
3. Virat Kohli
National Team – India
International Status – Active Net Worth – US$92 Million
Virat Kohli, a modern-day legend, is currently one of the most marketable cricketers on the planet. Aside from his outstanding on-field abilities, Kohli is also one of the most popular celebrities on social media.
The Indian captain is more than just a cricketer; he is a brand in his own right, with endorsements from Pepsi, Google, Hero Moto Corp, MRF, and Tissot.
4. Ricky Ponting
National Team – Australia International Playing Status – Retired
Net Worth – US$70 Million
Ricky Ponting was one of Australia's most successful captains, leading the team to two consecutive One-Day International World Cup victories in 2003 and 2007.
The Australian team dominated men's cricket in the early 2000s, with Ricky Ponting at the helm. He is one of Australia's most decorated cricketers, and despite retiring nearly a decade ago, he is still active in the game, currently serving as the head coach of the Indian Premier League's Delhi Capitals.
Ponting has endorsed brands such as Valvoline, Adidas, and Rexona, among others. Along with a very salable athlete of Australia.
5. Brian Lara
National Team – The West Indies
(Lara is Trinidadian)
The retired international player with a net worth of US$60 million
Brian Lara, along with Tendulkar, dominated the bowlers from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. Lara, who has captained his country and scored an incredible 21,000 runs in international cricket, also holds the record for the highest individual score in Tests (400*).
The former West Indies captain not only drew fans on the field but also brands off it.
6. Shane Warne
National Team – Australia International Playing Status – Retired
Net Worth – US$50 Million
There aren't many players who can outspin Warne, who is known as the 'King of Spin.' Warne's incredible international record of over 1000 wickets demonstrates why the Australian leg spinner was regarded as one of the best in the game.
Even though he retired from all forms of the game in 2013, Warne remains a marketable cricketer, with endorsement deals with Pepsi, McDonald's, and Victoria Bitter.
7. Jacques Kallis
National Team – South Africa International Net Worth – US$48 Million
Playing Status – Retired
Jacques Kallis, a South African legend, is widely regarded as one of the game's greatest all-rounders. One can't argue with over 10,000 runs and 250 wickets in both ODIs and Tests.
Kallis, one of the pillars of modern-day South African cricket, retired in 2013 as the third-highest Test run-scorer behind Tendulkar and Ponting.
Kallis has also been involved in coaching since his playing days, having served as the head coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders from 2016 to 2019.
8. Virender Sehwag
National Team – India
The retired international player with a net worth of US$40 million
Virender Sehwag was India's opening batter for the majority of his playing career and was one of the game's most destructive batters.
Apart from his destructive batting, Sehwag was a useful off-spinner and a mainstay of the Indian cricket team in the first decade of the twenty-first century. He was the first Indian to score a triple century in a Test match, and he is one of only two batters in history to have scored a double hundred in an ODI and multiple triple hundreds in Tests.
Proclaiming his retirement in 2013, Sehwag has worked as a pundit and commentator, and he has amassed a sizable fan base.
Deals with Samsung, Boost, Reebok, and Adidas, among others, have helped Sehwag maintain his position as one of the most marketable cricketers in the country long after he has retired.
9. Yuvraj Singh
National Team – India International Playing Status – Retired
Net Worth – US$35 Million
Yuvraj Singh, arguably India's most prolific match-winner, was instrumental in two of Team India's three World Cup victories. Singh was instrumental in India winning the 2011 ODI World Cup after a stellar performance in the 2007 T20I World Cup. Finishing the tournament as the Player of the Tournament, Singh's achievement was made even more remarkable by the fact that he did so while battling cancer.
Singh, a true warrior, is regarded as one of India's finest white-ball cricketers, who, along with Mohammed Kaif, revolutionized the country's approach to fielding in the early 2000s, making it an important factor in the game. Singh's flamboyant personality makes him a brand favorite, and with endorsements from LG, Puma, Pepsi, Rebook, and many others, Yuvi remains a fan and brand favorite even after his retirement.
10. Shane Watson
National Team – Australia International Playing Status – Retired Net Worth – $30 Million
Shane Watson, an Australian legend, was one of the best all-rounders in modern history.
Watson was a member of the dominant Australian team in the early 2000s, as a hard-hitting opening batter and a more-than-capable medium-pace bowler.
Watson was the highest-paid non-Indian cricketer within the world between 2011 and 2015, consistent with Forbes. Aside from his stellar international record, Watson has also been a T20 franchise titan, having represented numerous teams all over the world to great success.
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