Richest Cricketers in the World

Here is a brief overview of the top 10 richest cricketers in the world.

1. Sachin Tendulkar – Net Worth: $115 Million

Sachin Tendulkar is a former Indian cricketer who holds the title “God of Cricket”. He is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He is the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket. Tendulkar was made the icon player and captain of Mumbai Indians in the inaugural IPL tournament in 2008. As an icon player he earned $1,121,250, 15 percent more than the second highest played player in the team.

2. Ricky Ponting – Net Worth: $65 Million

This Australian former cricketer and former captain of Australian national team led his team to victory at the 2003 and 2007 cricket world cups.

3. Saurav Ganguly – Net Worth: $55.5 Million

Saurav Ganguly is a former Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian national side. Currently he is the president of the editorial board with Wisden India and a cricket commentator.

4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni – Net Worth: $51 Million

M. S. Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the captain of the Indian cricket team. He is a wicket keeper batsman. Under his captaincy India won 2007 ICC World Twenty20, The CB Series of 2007-08, the 2007 Asia Cup, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

5. Imran Khan – Net Worth: $50 Million

This Pakistani politician and former cricketer was Pakistan’s most successful cricket captain. He led his nation to victory at the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Imran Khan is also a cricket commentator, philanthropist, Chancellor of the University of Bradford and Founding Chairman of Board of Governors of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center. He also founded Namal College, Mianwali.

6. Shane Warne – Net Worth: $50 Million

This Australian former international cricketer is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. He won the first edition of the Indian Premier League in March 2008. He was both the captain and the coach of Rajasthan Royals.

7. Virender Sehwag – Net Worth: $40 Million

This Indian cricketer is an aggressive right handed batsman and a part time right arm off spin bowler. In July 2014 he played for the Rest of the World side in the Bicentenary Celebration match at Lord’s.

8. Yuvraj Singh – Net Worth: $35.5 Million

This Indian international cricketer is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls slow left arm orthodox. In 2014 he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping $2.3 million.

9. Matthew Fleming – Net Worth: $30 Million

This former cricketer played for Kent and England. This all-rounder was a hard hitting batsman and a medium pace bowler.

10. Yusuf Pathan – Net Worth: $26.5 Million

Yusuf Pathan is an Indian cricketer. He is a right handed batsman and a right arm off-break bowler. On 24th May 2014, he hit the fastest fifty in IPL history (15 balls).