#6 R Ashwin- ₹ 18.9 crore
Ravichandran Ashwin occupied 6th place in the chart of top 10 Indian cricketers. He played only 10 international matches in 2018. The annual gross income of Ashwin went down to ₹ 18.9 crores from ₹ 34.67 crores in 2017. He also slipped in the list of top 100 celebrities -- down to 44th place from the 23rd a year ago. The spinner also owns 3 luxurious cars worth ₹ 3.3 crores overall and has personal properties reportedly worth ₹ 31 crores.
Other than the national team match fees and earnings from IPL, Ashwin makes money through brand endorsements. He endorses many brands such as Manna Foods, Aristocrat and others.
Throughout the previous year, the right-arm off-break bowler was part of Team India only for Tests and played 10 matches in 2018. In these, he scored 306 runs and scalped 38 wickets at an average of 25.36.
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