Top 5 richest cricketers in the world

In the modern era, every small company wants to make the Star Cricketers their brand ambassador to woo people in order to increase the sale of their product. It is no surprise that new generation cricketers earn much more money than their predecessors.

Apart from this, T20 leagues are being organized around the world, in particular, the Indian Premier League has opened the way for players to earn millions of dollars. Unsurprisingly the list is heavily dominated by Indian players with a lone Aussie.

On that note here, we take a look at five of the richest cricketers (past and present) in the world.

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#5 Shane Watson: $35 million

Shane Watson

In his 14 years of career, he was constantly troubled by injuries, and eventually, in 2016, he was considered to be good at being out of the team. However, he still plays for IPL team Chennai SuperKing in IPL and in this year's IPL, he became the hero of his team's title win.

This Australian all-rounder has scored 5757 runs in 190 one-day internationals with an average of 40.54, including 9 centuries and 33 half-centuries. At the same time, he took 168 wickets at an average of 31.8. Interestingly, Watson is among seven players from the history of cricket who scored 10000 runs in international cricket and have taken more than 250 wickets. Shane Watson is an ideal package of white ball cricket.

#4 Virender Shewag: $35 million

Virender Sehwag

India's explosive batsman Virender Sehwag, who was one of the world's most dangerous batsmen, is fourth in the top five cricketers of the world in terms of total income. The first and only Indian batsman to score two triple centuries in the Test, Sehwag's international career has been fantastic.

Sehwag scored more than 17,000 runs in 104 Test matches, 251 ODIs and 19 T20 matches in his international career and sent the pavilion back to 136 batsmen, trapped in his off-spin.

Sehwag, who started his international cricket career against Pakistan in 1999, has always given a good start to his Indian team with Sachin Tendulkar and then Gautam Gambhir in his 16-year career. In the T-20 World Cup in 2007 and then in the 2011 World Cup, he played a very important role in making India a world champion. He is currently working with the Star Sports broadcast.

#3 Yuvraj Singh: $40 million

Yuvraj Singh

Indian team's 'Sixer King' Yuvraj Singh is third in this list Yuvraj, who started his international cricket career in the ODIs against Kenya in 2000, has won many matches on the Indian team alone. In ODIs and T20, India's greatest match-winner, the left-handed batsman has scored 8701 runs in 304 one-dayers at an average of 36.56.

Yuvraj made history by putting six sixes against England in the T20 World Cup in 2007, and his record remains so far. After this, in World Cup 2011, he was selected 'Man of the Series' due to his All-Rounder performance. Unfortunately, Yuvraj, who has been away from cricket due to cancer due to cancer, is struggling to return to his old form and has been out of Team India for the last one year. He is eyeing for yet another comeback to the national team by having a good domestic season.

#2 MS Dhoni: $70 million

MS Dhoni

Team India's former captain MS Dhoni is the second richest cricketer in the world. Their total income is $70 million. Being one of the country's most popular cricketers, Dhoni's team proved to be a guarantee of victory.

In 2004, Dhoni, who started his international career against Bangladesh, got the chance to become captain for the first time in 2007, and he did not give up on the opportunity to make the most of it. The most memorable moments in the early part of his career came in 2007 when he won the T-20 World Cup title in South Africa in South Africa.

After this, he was soon given the charge of captaincy in all three formats. Dhoni assumed the command of Team India for nearly 8 years and won the title of Champions Trophy for India in World Cup 2011 and then in 2013, becoming the first and only captain to win the three ICC Tournaments to the team.

#1 Virat Kohli: $92 million

Virat Kohli

In the list of the world's top five richest cricketers, the number one is Virat Kohli. Forbes has given him the tag of being the world's wealthiest cricketer. Known for his aggressive attitude on the field, Kohli is the first choice of advertising companies and brand ambassadors of many companies.

Kohli, who started his International cricket career in ODIs against Sri Lanka in 2008, has scored 10615 runs at an average of 58.20 in 211 one-dayers, including 35 centuries and 48 half-centuries. In his decade-long cricket career, Kohli has made many records in his name. At this time he is the number one batsman in the world's ODI rankings.

Under his leadership, the Indian team will be the strongest contender for the Cricket World Cup to be held next year. Virat Kohli has been the hottest brand of cricket for quite some time now.