Earnings of top 10 wealthiest Indian Cricketers of 2018

#5 Hardik Pandya- ₹ 28.46 crore

Pandya is becoming popular among brands

From Mumbai Indians to the Team India, Hardik Pandya has established himself as a reliable all-rounder in the past three years. He was the biggest gainer with more than 800% increase in his annual gross revenue over a span of a year. His earnings rose to ₹ 28.46 crores from the ₹ 3.04 crores in 2017. The youngster also jumped to 27th place in the list of top 100 celebrities from 94th in 2017.

In 2018, Pandya had 8 brand endorsement deals and charged somewhere between ₹ 1.25 crores to ₹ 1.5 crores for each of them. In 2018, various brands such as Gulf Oil, Sin Denim, Zaggle, Boat, EUME, D:FY also signed him as the brand ambassador.

The latest endorsement he signed (along with MS Dhoni) was with Star India for promoting their broadcasting packages. Looking at his popularity among Indian cricket fans, Pandya was one of the favourites for brands in 2018.