Richest Cricketer in WORLD: Cricket is a sport in India in which players receive huge money. The popularity of cricket in India benefits the players of the Indian cricket team as well as the board (BCCI). The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and MS Dhoni have assets worth millions. There are also some other players who have retired from international cricket many years ago but still earn millions through ads and their businesses. Every year, the list of earnings of cricketers from all over the world is released, in which Indian players dominate. A similar report has come recently, but there is no Indian player at the top in terms of highest earnings but an Australian (Adam Gilchrist).
Not Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni or Sachin Tendulkar; Is Adam Gilchrist the world’s richest cricketer? FACT Check here
CEO World magazine recently released the list of the world’s highest-paid cricketers in the year 2023. The magazine named former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist as the highest-paid player in the year 2023. Adam Gilchrist’s total assets were estimated at $ 380 million. Fans were shocked to see the ranking of former Aussie wicketkeeper-batter in the list.
Gilly left behind the top-paid athletes in the world including Virat Kohli, Ben Stokes, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, and Rohit Sharma.
Top 10 Richest Cricketers In The World, 2023
🇦🇺AC Gilchrist: $380m (estimated net worth)
🇮🇳SR Tendulkar: $170m
🇮🇳MS Dhoni: $115m
🇮🇳V Kohli: $112m
🇦🇺RT Ponting: $75m
🇿🇦JH Kallis: $70m
🌴BC Lara: $60m
🇮🇳V Sehwag: $40m
🇮🇳Yuvraj Singh: $35m
🇦🇺Steve Smith: $30m(CEOWORLD magazine)
— World Index (@theworldindex) March 14, 2023
But it was later discovered that Gilchrist wasn’t the richest cricketer in the world. Gilchrist was mistaken for a businessman with the same name, which led to the error.
The 51-year-old cricketer who goes by the name Adam Gilchrist was falsely identified as the founder of a gym called F45.
In an effort to improve gym participation, businessmen Adam Gilchrist and Rob Deutsch created the fitness company F45 in 2011. Gilchrist, the creator of F45 Fitness, gained notoriety last year when he made an estimated $500 million in an instant.
Other players on the list
At the same time, Sachin Tendulkar is in second place on this list. Sachin Tendulkar’s total wealth is estimated at $ 170 million. Sachin Tendulkar, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, is the highest run-scorer in international cricket.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is third in this list with a net worth of $ 115 million. MS Dhoni is one of the most successful captains of Team India. Under Dhoni’s leadership, the team has won three major ICC titles.
Former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli is second to none in terms of earnings. Virat Kohli’s total wealth is estimated at $ 112 million and he is fourth in the list. Virat Kohli recently scored a century in the Ahmedabad Test against Australia and ended the three-year century drought in the Test.
Virender Sehwag’s total wealth is estimated at $ 40 million and he is in 8th place on the list while Yuvraj Singh is 35th on the list with a net worth of $ 9 million. At the same time, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Brian Lara, and Steve Smith are the other cricketers to make it to the top 10.