Cricket is the most prioritized sport in India, not only in India but all over the world. Cricket is not only the most beloved but also the true gentleman game with the most lucrative one. Major events of ICC like the ODI World Cup, and the T20 World Cup attract many cricket lovers across the world. This craziness brings substantial revenue for organizers from ticket sales. For example this year in the T20 World Cup the highest ticket price for the IND vs PAK match was $10,000 which was nearly 8lakhs.

Cricketers made their wealth by playing franchise cricket, from central contracts by boards, advertisements, investments, and more were there. Let’s have a look on the richest cricketers in the world in 2024.

Top 10 Richest Cricketers List by Aug. 2024

Rank	Player Name	Country	Amount (Crores)	Amount (Millions)
1	Sachin Tendulkar	India	1260	153
2	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	India	1140	139.02
3	Virat Kohli	India	1110	135.37
4	Sourav Ganguly	India	710	86.59
5	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	584	71
6	Brian Lara	West Indies	525	63.41
7	Ricky Ponting	Australia	510	62.2
8	Shane Warne	Australia	409	51.125
9	Chris Gayle	West Indies	375	46.875
10	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	352	42.68

NOTE:: On 4th March 2022 the “Spin Wizard” Sir Shane Warne passed away of a suspected heart attack. The World Cricket will remember him for his contribution to this game.

List of Richest Cricketers in the World by Aug. 2024

Rank	Player Name	Country	Amount (Crores)	Amount (Millions)
1	Sachin Tendulkar	India	1260	153
2	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	India	1140	139.02
3	Virat Kohli	India	1110	135.37
4	Sourav Ganguly	India	710	86.59
5	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	584	71
6	Brian Lara	West Indies	525	63.41
7	Ricky Ponting	Australia	510	62.2
8	Shane Warne	Australia	409	51.125
9	Chris Gayle	West Indies	375	46.875
10	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	352	42.68
11	Pat Cummins	Australia	350	42.68
12	Virender Sehwag	India	333	40.61
13	Yuvraj Singh	India	290	35.37
14	Shane Watson	Australia	275	33.54
15	Rohit Sharma	India	261	31.83
16	Sunil Gavaskar	India	255	31.1
17	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	238	29.05
18	Kapil Dev	India	225	27.44
19	Suresh Raina	India	215	26.21
20	Rahul Dravid	India	210	25.61
21	Zaheer Khan	India	207	25.24
22	AB de Villiers	South Africa	195	23.78
23	Steve Smith	Australia	189	23.07
24	Michael Clarke	Australia	185	22.56
25	Yusuf Pathan	India	181	22.09
26	Mitchell Starc	Australia	162	19.76
27	James Anderson	England	160	20
28	David Warner	Australia	158	19.27
29	Dwayne Bravo	West Indies	154	18.78
30	Gautam Gambhir	India	145	17.68
31	Kieron Pollard	West Indies	144	18
32	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	131	15.98
33	Ishant Sharma	India	123	15
34	Shikhar Dhawan	India	121	14.76
35	David Miller	South Africa	120	14.63
36	Dale Steyn	South Africa	120	14.63
37	Ravindra Jadeja	India	118	14.39
38	Sunil Narine	West Indies	115	14.02
39	Andre Russell	West Indies	105	12.8
40	Glenn Maxwell	Australia	108	13.17
41	Ben Stokes	England	102	12.44
42	Jos Buttler	England	100	12.2
43	VVS Laxman	India	92	11.22
44	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	83	10.12
45	Joe Root	England	82	10
46	Jason Holder	West Indies	80	9.76
47	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	75	9.15
48	Faf du Plessis	South Africa	66	8
49	Moeen Ali	England	66	8
50	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	65	8
51	Stuart Broad	England	60	7.32
52	Shreyas Iyer	India	58	7.7
53	Suryakumar Yadav	India	56	7
54	Marlon Samuels	West Indies	56	6.43
55	Jasprit Bumrah	India	55	7
56	Mohammed Siraj	India	55	6.71
57	Trent Boult	New Zealand	50	6
58	Heinrich Klaasen	South Africa	50	6
59	Ashton Agar	Australia	48	5.85
60	Chris Woakes	England	48	5.85
61	Hashim Amla	South Africa	48	5.85
62	Kuldeep Yadav	India	45	5.49
63	Morne Morkel	South Africa	45	5.49
64	Matt Prior	England	42	5.12
65	Johnson Charles	West Indies	42	5.12
66	Tim Southee	New Zealand	41	5
67	Alastair Cook	England	41	5
68	Tim Paine	Australia	40	4.88
69	Matthew Wade	Australia	40	4.88
70	Mitchell Santner	New Zealand	40	4.88
71	Daren Sammy	West Indies	38	4.63
72	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	37	4.51
73	Ross Taylor	New Zealand	34	4.15
74	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	34	4.15
75	Nicholas Pooran	West Indies	33	4.02
76	Kuldeep Yadav	India	33	4.02
77	Marcus Stoinis	Australia	32	4
78	Shubman Gill	India	32	3
79	Sean Abbott	Australia	28	3.41
80	Mitchell Marsh	Australia	27	3.29
81	Travis Head	Australia	24	3.5
82	Cameron Green	Australia	24	3.5
83	Adil Rashid	England	24	3
84	Sam Curran	England	24	2.93
85	Eoin Morgan	England	22	2.68
86	Jonny Bairstow	England	21	2.56
87	Tim David	Australia	20	2.5
88	Mark Boucher	South Africa	17	2.07
89	Brad Haddin	Australia	17	2.07
90	David Hussey	Australia	16.5	2.01
91	Trent Boult	New Zealand	16	1.95
92	Adam Zampa	Australia	16	1.93
93	Imran Tahir	South Africa	16	1.9
94	Adam Zampa	Australia	15.7	1.92
95	Michael Hussey	Australia	15	1.83
96	Ravi Rampaul	West Indies	9	1.1
97	Phil Salt	England	8	1
98	Aiden Markram	South Africa	7.9	0.96
99	Anrich Nortje	South Africa	7.5	0.91
100	Kemar Roach	West Indies	7	0.85

 

1. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar:

Sachin Tendulkar is known as the “GOD of Cricket” for his unbreakable cricket records and classic techniques on the cricket field. With this great legacy “The Master Blaster” ranked his name in the top 10 richest cricketers in the world.

Sir Tendulkar’s net worth is estimated at around Rs.1260 crores ($153 million), the highest for any cricket legend. 

Sachin Tendulkar and his wife owned the SRT Sports Management Company which helped the young generation to be good cricketer. 

Not all this “The Little Master” also recently invested in Azad Engineering which is valued at approximately Rs.72.59 crore.  

Not only from cricket but also from multiple businesses and investments Sachin made his wealth and became one of the richest cricketers in the world.

2. Mahindra Sing Dhoni

After Sachin Tendulkar MSD landed as number 2 in the list of richest cricketers in the world.

The annual salary of MS Dhoni is nearly 50 crores which comes from several sources of income like IPL, multiple ads, brand deals, investment, and business.

MS Dhoni known as “Captain Cool” showed his business skills outside the cricket ground as he owned a hotel called “Mahi Residency”.

MS Dhoni has invested in a diverse range of industries, like automotive (Cars24), home furnishings (HomeLane), aerospace (Garuda Aerospace), finance (Khatabook), consumer goods (7ink Brews), and real estate.

With all of these MS Dhoni ranked number 2 as the richest cricketers in the world.

3. Virat Kohli

“The Run Machine” “The King Kohli” is known for his aggressive cricketing approach in the field and also in the batting, recently broke the record of 49 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar and became the only batsman to score 50 centuries in ODI cricket.

Kohli is known for its large brand value among all the cricket stars in the world. Virat ranked in the 3rd position among the richest cricketers in the world. With most followers on Twitter and Instagram Virat set an example of the brand for himself.

Virat Kohli owned startups like wrong, one8, and Expanding. Not only startups but King Kholi invested in many new startups whose estimated value is in crores.

Virat charged Rs. 25 crores for just one Instagram post. Virat’s annual salary is nearly Rs. 100 crores in that Virat only earns 12% from cricket contracts and IPL matches.

Truly Virat Kohli is the most followed cricket star in the world and one of the richest cricketers in the world.

4. Sourav Ganguly

The former BCCI chairman and former India captain “Dada” holds an estimated wealth of Rs.710 crores. The “Prince of Bengal” ranked in 4th position after Sachin, MSD, and Virat as one of the richest cricketers in the world.

Sourav Ganguly has made various investments in many companies like JustMyRoots, Classplus, and Flickstree within the Restaurants, Hotels, and Leisure and Business/Productivity Software industries.

With all these investments DADA made his wealth after his retirement. Ganguly’s annual salary is estimated at approx Rs. 10 Crore which made him to rank in the 4th position among of richest cricketers in the world.

5. Jacques Kallis

Former South African all-rounder batsman ranked himself in the 5th position among the richest cricketers in the world. Kallis’s wealth is estimated at approx Rs. 584 crores ( $ 71 million).

With this Jacques Kallis is one of the richest cricketers in South Africa. Kallis invested his money wisely in many companies like sports management company dubbed Corné and Christo Fourie Sports Management (CC4SM).

The former Proteas all-rounder had a great collection of luxury cars like Porsche Cayenne, a Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, and an Audi S5.

In 2006 Kallis established the Jacques Kallis Foundation to help kids in South Africa.

6. Brian Lara

One of the great batsmen of West Indies Brian Lara is one of the richest cricketers in the world, listed himself with many legends, having a net worth of more than Rs. 500 crores.

As we all know Lara was one of the great batsmen of his era Lara attracted many international brands, further contributing to his wealth. His image and charisma made him a great fit for promoting various products & services adding to it many TV ads.

Lara’s real estate investments have been perfectly fruitful, from properties in Trinidad and Tobago to holdings in other countries giving him a huge annual return.

Adding a feather to Lara’s wealth resources, the commentary is one of them from all of The great Lara made almost Rs.5 crore in a year, one of the richest cricketers in the world.

7. Ricky Ponting

The most successful captain of Australian tea, the 90’s Gangstar Ricky Ponting ranked himself in the 7th position as one of the richest cricketers in the world.

Ponting has invested in various business ventures, real estate, & sports-related products, and entertainment media.

In 2008 Ponting co-founded the Pointing Foundation to help young Australians with cancer. The Ponting Foundation is a charitable trust which helps cancer patients.

Ricky Ponting’s annual salary is approx Rs.8 crores, which kept him in the race of richest cricketers in the world after retirement.

8. Shane Warne

Shane Warne is also known as the spin wizard in the cricket world. In 2022 Warne passed away due heart attack leaving his legacy behind for many young Australian cricketers.

Shane Warne ranked himself in the list of the top 10 richest cricketers in the world, his estimated wealth is approx Rs. 409 crores.

With a shining cricket career, Warne was a great investor as he left a $1.2 million deposit on a property in The Esplanade in St Kilda, in Melbourne’s inner south and also 2% for his brother.

9. Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle is the most loved cricketer in the world, for the power-hitting bat he named himself “The Universal Boss”. In early life, Chris Gayle knew the poverty as he lived in a very small house in Jamaica, West Indies.

As he was more than 6 feet tall and had muscle power established himself as the most dangerous batter in T20 cricket, with his shining cricket career he made a lot of money by just playing many cricket leagues in different countries and ranked himself as one of the richest cricketers in the world.

Later Chris Gayle owned a very big luxurious house worth Rs. $2.5million in his hometown Jamica, West Indies.

Chris Gayle owned the five most expensive cars the Audio R8(INR 58 lakhs), Mercedes-Benz GL63(INR 1.4 crores), Lamborgini(INR 3.25 crores), Ferrari( INR 3.50crores), and Bently 24ct Gold Coated(4.18 crores).

With all of this, Chris Gayle is one of the richest cricketers in the world.

10. Shivnarine Chanderpaul

The one of the finest batter in Test cricket, known for his solid defense and unique batting style. With a net worth of $42.68 million, Shivnarine Chanderpaul is one of the richest cricketers in the world.

With his cricket career, Shivnarine Chanderpaul has invested in many ventures, real estate, and many start-ups.

In 2008 Shivnarine Chanderpaul was named as the Cricketer of the year by ICC. With this great success, Shivnarine Chanderpaul attracted many international brand deals, TV ads, and interviews which was just the golden point for him.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s investments and brand deals still made him as one of the richest cricketers in the world.

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FAQS: Richest Cricketers

Who was the richest cricketer in the world?

Sachin Tendulkar is the richest cricketer in the world and his estimated wealth is Rs. 1200 crores ( $153 million).

Who is richest, Dhoni or Kohli?

Sachin Tendulkar is the richest cricketer in the world. After Sachin Doni ranked number 2 with Rs. 1140 crores( $139.02) and Virat Kohli is at number 3 with Rs. 1110 crores ( $135.37).

Which cricket player has the most brand value?

No doubt Virat Kohli has the most brand value, charging more than Rs. 25 crores for an Instagram post.

How rich is Sachin Tendulkar?

With Rs. 1260 crores, Sachin Tendulkar is the richest cricketer in the world.

How rich is MS Dhoni?

Rs. 1140 crores ($139.02  Million) Estimated wealth of MSD, made him one of the richest cricketers in the world.

Who is rich Dhoni or Ambani?

No doubt Ambani. Dhoni with Rs. 1140 crores ($139.02  Million) is the second richest cricketers in the world after Sachin Tendulkar.

How rich is Rishabh Pant?

Rs. 85 crores ($10.37 Million) is approx estimated wealth of Rishabh Pant.

Is Virat Kohli a billionaire?

No, Virat Kohli is the most followed athlete in the world after Ronaldo and is one of the Richest cricketers in the world.

Which cricketer has the best car?

Sachin Tendulkar, BMW i8 by DC Design, which perfectly blends performance and design.

Who is more richer, cricketer or actor?

No doubt cricketers, but actor’s wealth depends on the success of a movie.

Which brand does Virat Kohli use?

Virat started his own brand one8 and wrong for clothing and other merchandise.

How rich is Shubman Gill?

Rs. 32 crores( $3million) is one of the finest white ball player for team India.

How rich is Shreyas Iyer?

With an estimated Rs. 58 crores($7.7 million)

Who is the richest guy India?

Mukesh Ambani

How rich is Ravindra Jadeja?

with an estimated Rs.118($14.39 million), for Ravindra Jadeja also one of the richest cricketers in the world.

How rich is Hardik Pandya?

Hardik Pandys’s net worth is estimated at approx Rs. 92 crores($11.22 million).

Who is the no. 2 richest cricketer in the world?

MS Dhoni with a net worth of Rs. 1140 crores ($139.02  Million) is one of the 2nd richest cricketers in the world.

How rich is KL Rahul?

As of 2024, KL Rahul’s estimated net worth is approx Rs. 99 crores ($99 million).

How rich is Babar Azam?

Babar Azam’s net worth is estimated at approx Rs.41crore($5 million).

How rich is Rohit?

As of 2024, Rohit Sharma’s net worth is estimated at around Rs.261 crores($31.83), with Rohit Sharma is one of the richest cricketers in the world.

How rich is Ishan Kishan?

As of 2024, Rs. 66 crores ($8 million).

How rich is Sanju Samson?

Sanju Samson is one of the richest cricketers in the world, with Rs. 82 crores($10 million).

How rich is Rinku Singh?

Rink Singh is a current rising star for Team India, with an estimated wealth of Rs.7 crores($9.59 million).

How rich is Sunil Narine?

Sunil Narine is one of the richest cricketers in all West Indies players, with an estimated wealth of Rs.120 crore($14.63 million).

How rich is Bumrah?

Bumrah is one of the richest cricketers in the world with an estimated wealth of Rs.55 crores($7 million).

How rich is Ravindra Jadeja?

With an estimated wealth of Rs. 123 crores ($15 million).

How rich is Mohammed Siraj?

With an estimated wealth of Rs.50 crores ($6.10 million).

How rich is Kuldeep Yadav?

Estimated wealth of Rs. 32 crores($3.90 million).

Who is the no. 1 richest cricketer in the world?

Sachin Tendulkar is one of the richest cricketers in the world with an estimated wealth of Rs.1260($153 million).

How is Suresh Raina so rich?

Suresh Raina, with an estimated wealth of Rs. 200 crores($24.39 million).

How rich is Sourav Ganguly?

Sourav Ganguly is the 3rd richest cricketers in the world Rs. 710 crores($86.51 million).

How rich is Harbhajan Singh?

Harbhajan Singh, Rs. 81 crores($9.88 million).

How rich is Ravi Shastri?

Ravi Shastri, estimated wealth Rs. 50 crores($6.10 million).

How rich is Chris Gayle?

Chris Gayle’s estimated wealth is Rs.375 ($46.875 million).

How rich is Irfan Pathan?

Irfan Pathan, net worth is Rs.51 crores($6.22 million).

How rich is Mohammad Kaif?

Mohammad Kaif, net worth Rs. 51 crores($6 million).

How rich is Mohammed Shami?

Mohammed Shami’s net worth is Rs.45 crores($5.49 million).

How rich is Bhuvneshwar Kumar?

Net worth, Rs.65 crores($5.49 million).

What is Virat Kohli’s net worth?

Net worth, Rs. 1110 crores($135.37 million).

How much is anushka sharma rich?

Approx Rs. 255 crores( $31.10 million).

Who is the godfather of cricket?

William Gilbert Grace is known as the Godfather of cricket.

Who is Baap of IPL?

Virat Kohli.

What is the net worth of Rahul Dravid?

Rahul Dravid, Rs. 320 crores( $39.02 million).

What is Jasprit Bumrah’s salary?

Rs. 7 crores, as per BCCI contract.

How much does Rashid Khan earn?

INR 72.82 lakh.

What is the income of Gautam Gambhir?

Rs. 12 crore annually.

Who is the richest Afghan cricket player?

Rashid khan in one of the richest cricketers in the world.

Is Babar Azam a billionaire?

No, current Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s net worth is Rs. 29.4 crores ($4 million).