Worlds Highest Paid Cricketers In 2016 (Cricket Rich-list)

Top 10 Active Highest Paid Cricketers In 2016

NO#	PLAYER	SALARIES	ENDORSEMENTS	YEARLY INCOME
1	MS Dhoni	$5.7m (IPL & BCCI Central Contract)	$23m	$28.7m
2	Virat Kohli	$6.9m (IPL & BCCI Central Contract)	$18m	$24.9m
3	Chris Gayle	$4.5m (Various T20 leagues)	$3m	$7.5m
4	Virender Sehwag	$1.8m (IPL Contract)	$4m	$5.8m
5	Shane Watson	$3.5m (Australia central contract & other T20 leagues)	$2m	$5.5m
6	Shahid Afridi	$2.3m (PCB Central contract & other T20 leagues)	$4m	$6.3m
7	Gautam Ghambir	$1.5m (IPL Conctract)	$1m	$5m
8	Yuvraj Singh	$1.8m (IPL Contract)	$2m	$3.8m
9	AB De Villiers	$3.5m (IPL & South African central contract)	$2m	$5.5m
10	Michael Clark	$850,000	$2m	$2.9m

CRICKET RICH LIST 2016:

As far as the over all richlist is concerned, Indian players dominate the list as well with Sachin Tendulkar leading the way with his reportedly $115 million networth over 20 year international career. The figures are derived from Forbes, Sundaytimes Uk richlist and it reflect how much a players net worth.

Sachin Tendulkar – $115 million

• yearly income: $18.6 million
• Endorsement Deals: $16.6 million a year (Adidas, Coca-Cola, Castrol many more indian brands)

Tendulkar played international cricket for more than 20 years and he was adored by Indian fans and widely regarded as the greatest cricketer of this century. Sachin Tendulkar signed huge list of sponsorship and endorsement deals with both local and international brands. Even after his retirement he is one of the most marketable cricketer in the world, according to Forbes his current networth is around $115 million making him by far the richest cricket past or present.

MS Dhoni – $85 million

• yearly income: $29 million
• Professional contracts (BCCI & IPL) – $6 million a year
• Endorsement deals: $23 million a year (Reebok, PepsiCo, Sony, countless domestic deals)

Current Indian captain MS Dhoni is the only cricketer to have featured in the top 10 highest paid athlete list in 2012 and his stock has been increasing steadily over the past few years. He has one of the most expensive contract in IPL and MS brand has countless endorsement deals with local india companies as well as foreign.

Virendar Sehwag – $40 million

• Networth: $40 million

Sehwag’s international career is pretty much over but he is still a force in Indian Premier League, in his peak with Indian team he was one of the most sort out cricketer in India and made his wealth through massive endorsement deals.

Sourav Ganguly – $40 Million

• Net Worth: $40 million

Former Indian captain played his career alongside Sachin Tendulkar and than the next generation players like Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni etc. Now a days he is a commentator and cricket expert and mentor with IPL team.

Ricky Ponting – $30 Million

Ricky Ponting won the cricket world cup twice as Australia captain and he is one of the most high profile athlete from Australia. His total networth is believed to be around $30million and he is currently working with IPL teams as a coach and mentor.

Yuvraj Singh – $25 million

Yuvraj Singh was broken the record of most expensive player in IPL three times and he was player of the tournament when Indian won the 2011 world cup and 2007 T20 world cup.