The new T20 format brought revolutionary change in the game of cricket in terms of giving chance to the young talents and to some insane revenue. This new short format opened the doors for the national cricketers to play with the big boys and show their talent in the big arena. This new short format offers exciting and entertaining leagues like IPL, BBL, BPL, CPL and the latest one PSL which broken all the boundaries and lured all kind of audience from males to females and kids to old to the ground. Cricket is no less than an entertaining show with music, lights, celebrities and uncountable sixes which engage more and more spectators which ultimately brings some huge revenues.
Franchises spends a lot of money on their favorite cricketers to make their roster strong which gives a huge boost in a cricketer's earnings. Apart from cricket we also see cricketing stars doing advertisement for big brands and promoting their products which also helps them to improve their net income. If a cricketer is in form then there is number of ways to increase their net worth.
So here is the list of top 10 richest cricketers in the world by net worth
10. Rahul Dravid - $22.6 million
Rahul Dravid is one of the finest Test cricketer in the world. The first down batsman was the "Wall" in the Indian batting line up. It was nearly impossible to beat his defence. It takes alot of patience to bat for hours in a test match and Dravid used to tired the bowlers with his rock solid resistance.
Not only in test cricket Rahul also has 10,000 ODI runs. The Karnataka boy also played in IPL for RCB for the first four seasons and later he moved to Rajasthan Royals. After 2013, Dravid became the mentor of RR and currently working as the mentor for Delhi Daredevils.
9. Yuvraj Singh - US $35.5 million
Sixer Yuvi, is a flawless left handed batsman Indian cricket will ever have. Even the merciless cancer couldn't stop Yuvraj from playing cricket and had to surrender in front of his passion.
No cricket lover will ever forget that night Yuvi smashed six sixes around the park. Yuvraj also played a massive role in the ICC World Cup 2011.
8. Virender Sehwag - US $40 million
Sehwag is one of the most insane opening batsman in the cricketing history. When Viru's bat starts talking it becomes impossible for the bowlers to stop him. Sehwag has only one type of game plan which is hitting balls out of the park. He also holds a rocord of scoring highest runs in a test match by an Indian. He scored 319 which is also the fastest in cricketing history.
Sehwag also played in IPL as a captain of his home side Delhi Daredevil in season 1 and 2 then he gave up the role of a captain but he again lead the team as a captain in season 4 and 5 of IPL.
After entertaining the audience in cricket field with his destructive batting now he took his twitter handle to entertain his fans.
7. Shane Watson - US $40 million
Shane Watson is one of the best all-rounder in the world cricket. He is destructive batsman and a very good bowler aswell. He mastered both the art of batting and bowling, moreover he is a very good fielder too.
In 2008, Watson played for the Rajasthan Royals and won the man of the series tittle. He also plays in the Big Bash League for Sydney Sixers in 2011, following which he has played for the Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder.
6. Shahid Afridi - US $41 million
Boom Boom Afridi is one of the finest all-rounder in the history of cricket. He used to set the bowler in the backfoot with some insane big hittings from his bat. Not only with bat 'Lala' puzzle the batsman with some good spin bowling technique.
Afridi made his debut at the age of 16 and he also became the youngest player to score a hundred, which he made against Sri Lanka.
5. Shane Warne - US $50 million
4. Virat Kohli - US $53 million
The man who is living the time of his life. He is the current heartthrobe of Indian cricket fans and the captain of Indian Cricket team. Run-machine Virat Kohli already mesmerized the world with his flawless performances.
Nowadays, half of the spectators comes to see the well timed stylish cricketing shots from Virats's bat.
In IPL 2016, Kohli smashed four centuries in a single season, a massing 973 runs in 16 matches with an average of over 80, and became the first player in IPL history to cross 4000 runs.
3. Ricky Ponting - US $65 million
Ponting was one of the greatest cricketer and one the most successful captain for the Australian team. Once Australia was the most dangerous team in the world with their unbeaten performances and the team wasvcaptained by Ricky Ponting.
Ricky played the first season of IPL for the Kolkata Knight Riders later he moved to Mumbai Indians and played for a year before becoming a mentor of MI.
2. Mahendra Singh Dhoni - US $103 million
Former Indian captain MSD holds the second spot in the list. Dhoni was the coolest player who never shows any aggression on his face in the cricket field but he is one of the most aggessive and destructive batsman in the world cricket.
With a calm and cool attitude Dhoni is the only captain to win all three major trophies (ICC T20 World Cup 2007, ICC World Cup 2011, ICC Champions Trophy 2013). He also holds the record as the first Indian captain to win 100 ODI matches.
1. Sachin Tendulkar - US $118 million
Who can fit in the No.1 spot better than the "God of cricket" himself. Sachin Tendulkar won billions and billions of hearts with his perfectly crafted batting. It is almost impossible for someone to beat all his records.
Who could have imagine a 16 years old boy who debuted against Pakistan will become the face of cricket? Sachin is one the major reason why kids joining the game of cricket. He is an inspiration of many young crickters.
At the end of his career, Sachin had played 664 international matches and scored a 34,357 runs. He also got the most prestigious award Bharat Ratna.
After playing six years of IPL for Mumbai Indians, now he serves as mentor.
When someone has a talent and knows how to use it, then nobody can stop from being succeed.
Richest Cricketers in India
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