Cricket has evolved over the years. With the introduction of T20 leagues, the salary cap and net worth have increased drastically. There was a time when Kapil Dev had a per-day allowance of a mere 200 during the 1983 World Cup. Today his net worth is close to 30 million USD. If we go back to 2008, MS Dhoni was the most expensive player in the inaugural IPL season with a $1.5m salary cap. After 16 years we see that Pat Cummins is the most expensive with a $2.23m salary cap.
The salaries of players in 2023 are at an all-time high. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma earn 7 crore rupees through the central contracts which are in addition to their million-dollar IPL contracts. Cricketers in today’s world earn more than we expect them to as they endorse HiFi brands which yield them plenty.
Let’s look at 10 of the richest cricketers in world cricket at the moment:
10. Rahul Dravid (Net Worth – $40 million)
Former India cricketer Rahul Dravid is hailed as one of the greatest to have ever played for the country. He has a great record for Team India, scoring over 13000 runs in Test cricket, and 10889 ODI runs. Dravid took up the coaching role post-retirement, and did extensive work with the U19 Indian team. He is the head coach of the senior Men’s cricket team currently.
9. Shane Watson (Net Worth – $40 million)
The former Australian all-rounder is one of the most popular all-rounders in world cricket. Despite retiring from the game in 2016 after the World T20, He has been actively playing in the T20 leagues around the world. He continued playing for T20 franchises like Chennai Super Kings and Quetta Gladiators. After endorsing brands like Asics, Tag Heuer, and others, Shane Watson’s net worth is valued at 40 million USD as of today.
8. Virender Sehwag (Net Worth – $40 million)
One of the most explosive openers of all time in world cricket, Virender Sehwag retired in 2013. Upon retiring, Sehwag took up a coaching job with Kings Xi Punjab and later started a commentary stint with Star Sports. He was the first cricket player to win the Wisden Leading Cricketer. As of today, Sehwag is the brand endorser for MyTeam11 and it is said that his net worth is valued at close to 40 million USD.
7. Pat Cummins (Net Worth – $41 million)
Australia cricketer Pat Cummins is one of the best bowlers in world cricket at the moment. He is their skipper in Test cricket and ODI cricket. The pacer was awarded both the Allan Border Medal for best Australian cricketer of the year and was named the ICC Test cricketer of the year, for his splendid performance in 2019. Cummins is associated with some major brands, including New Balance, Gatorade, and Gillette.
6. Yuvraj Singh (Net Worth – $50 million)
India’s legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is one of the key performers for India in the 2007 World T20 and 2011 World cup. After winning the 2019 IPL with Mumbai Indians, he retired from the game in 2019 to prolong his career in foreign T20 leagues. Post-retirement, he was seen playing the Road Safety Series in 2022.
After a career spanning over 20 years, his net worth today is 50 million USD which makes Yuvraj one of the richest cricketers in the current year. He runs his lifestyle brand called the YouWeCan and endorses brands like Reebook, Revital, Puma, etc.
5. Sourav Ganguly (Net Worth – $80 million)
Sourav Ganguly is one of the best to have ever led Team India. He changed the face of Indian cricket. Under Ganguly, India won 21 Test matches and 76 ODIs. He has scored over 11,000 ODI runs, and 7212 runs in Tets. The former Indian skipper retired in 2008 after playing his last Test against Australia at home. He took up commentary and later became the President of the BCCI.
4. Ricky Ponting (Net Worth – $95 million)
Australia’s most successful captain Ricky Ponting has won 2 World cups under his leadership. Despite retiring from international cricket in 2012, Ponting went on to play franchise cricket for some time before calling it all quits. He was awarded the Cricketer of the decade award by Australia for his sublime record captaining the Australian side for over 10 years. Today his net worth is estimated at around 95 million USD.
3. Virat Kohli (Net Worth – $122 million)
Virat Kohli is one of the best batsmen of the modern era. People hail the Delhi boy as a born superstar and have termed him the run machine. Other than being the highest-paid cricketer in 2019, Kohli was also the only cricketer to feature inForbes’ss top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. He endorses brands like Audi, Uber, and Colgates as his net worth today is valued at 122 million USD, and stands 3rd in the list of wealthiest cricketers.
2. MS Dhoni (Net Worth – $125 million)
The Ranchi born is arguably India’s most successful captain to date having won all three ICC trophies under him. Upon retiring from test cricket in 2014, Dhoni continued to serve India in the limited-overs format where he captained the side until 2016.
After playing 2 seasons for the Pune franchise in the 2016-17 IPL. Dhoni returned with the CSK in 2018 and went on to win the title on a comeback. He endorses brands like Reebok, TVS Motors, Colgate, Godaddy, etc. As of today, his brand value is estimated to be 125 million USD which makes him the second richest cricketer on the planet.
1. Sachin Tendulkar (Net Worth – $165 million)
The god of cricket and the highest run-scorer in the Test and ODI formats, Sachin Tendulkar is said to be the best batter the world had ever seen. With his career spanning over 20 years in world cricket, he has a marvelous record of scoring more than 30,000 runs across all formats. Tendulkar’s net worth is valued at 165 million USD and is said to be the richest cricketer in the world as of now.
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