Earnings of top 10 wealthiest Indian cricketers of 2019

#2 MS Dhoni - ₹135.93 crores

MS Dhoni during a net session

MS Dhoni netted ₹101.77 crores in 2018 but made a whopping ₹135.93 crores in 2019. Dhoni is one of the biggest names in the brand market and is one of the most successful Indian captains of all time.

The 38-year-old was retained by CSK for ₹15 crores ahead of IPL 2020. However, the veteran wicket-keeper batsman has been excluded from BCCI's latest annual contract list. Earlier, he was included in the list of Grade A players.

Dhoni continues to earn massive amounts from a plethora of endorsement deals. He has been associated with brands such as Reebok, Aircel, Ashok Leyland, Boost, Amrapali Group, Pepsi, Gulf Oil, Big Bazaar, TVS Motors, Dabur Chyawanprash, Exide Batteries, Sonata Watches, and Lays. The list is seemingly endless so one can only imagine how much Dhoni earns as each contract is worth multiple crores.

One of the shrewdest brains in the game, Dhoni is a self-confessed bike aficionado but has an enviable collection of cars as well. Some of his rides include Mercedes Benz GLE, Land Rover Freelander 2, Ferrari 599 GTB, Audi Q7, and Hummer H2. Meanwhile, Dhoni's bike collection includes Confederate Hellcat X32, the Harley Davidson Fatboy, a Kawasaki Ninja ZX14R, Ducati 1098, and Kawasaki Ninja H2 among many other top-end bikes.

The Ranchi-born player played 18 ODIs in 2019. He amassed 600 runs in these matches at a strike rate of 82.30 and average of 60.00. He also scored a total of 130 runs in the 5 T20Is played last year.

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