Richest cricketer in the world – Top 50 wealthiest cricketers in the world 

Who is the richest cricketer in the world? Cricket is one of the most popular games in the world. But does being a cricketer pay well? Of course, it does! Being a successful cricketer comes with fame, money, and a lavish lifestyle. This article lists the top 50 richest cricketers in the world.

Top 50 Richest cricketers in the world

The most popular sport after football is cricket in the world. Out of 196 countries, football is popular in 156 countries, cricket in 12, and Baseball in 9 countries. Cricket is the most popular sport in India.  In fact, BCCI, the national cricket board of India, invests the most in comparison to other nations.  To know who is the richest cricketer in the world, we looked into the total net worth of the current players including former cricketers.

Here are the top 50 richest cricketers in 2022:

Sr. no	Cricketers	Total Net Worth (in $)	Salary	Monthly Income	Nationality
1.	Nawaz Sharif	1.8 Billion	$250 Million+	$20 Million+	Pakistani
2.	Adam Gilchrist	380 Million	$30 Million	$4 Million	Australian
3.	Sachin Tendulkar	160 Million	Rs. 50 Cr+	Rs. 4 Cr+	Indian
4.	Virat Kohli	115 Million	Rs. 48 Cr+	Rs. 4 Cr+	Indian
5.	MS Dhoni	113 Million	Rs. 50 Cr+	Rs. 4 Cr+	Indian
6.	Ricky Ponting	70 Million	$6 Million+	$0.5 Million+	Australian
7.	Sourav Ganguly	50 Million	Rs. 24 Cr+	Rs. 2 Cr+	Indian
8.	Shane Warne	50 Million	$4 Million+	$0.3 Million+	Australian
9.	Pat Cummins	41 Million	$2 Million+	$0.2 Million+	Australian
10.	Virender Sehwag	40 Million	Rs. 18 Cr+	Rs. 1.5 Cr+	Indian
11.	Yuvraj Singh	35 Million	Rs. 12 Cr+	Rs. 1 Cr+	Indian
12.	Shane Watson	35 Million	$3.5 Million+	$0.2 Million+	Australian
13.	Chris Gayle	35 Million	$3 Million+	$0.3 Million+	Jamaican
14.	Sunil Gavaskar	30 Million	Rs. 12 Cr+	Rs. 1 Cr+	Indian
15.	Kapil Dev	30 Million	Rs. 12 Cr+	Rs. 1 Cr+	Indian
16.	Zaheer Khan	25 Million	Rs. 6 Cr+	Rs. 50 L+	Indian
17.	Suresh Raina	25 Million	Rs. 6 Cr+	Rs. 50 L+	Indian
18.	Yusuf Pathan	24 Million	Rs. 12 Cr+	Rs. 1 Cr+	Indian
19.	Rohit Sharma	24 Million	Rs. 16 Cr+	Rs. 1.2 Cr+	Indian
20.	Rahul Dravid	23 Million	Rs. 12 Cr+	Rs. 1 Cr+	Indian
21.	AB de Villiers	21 Million	$2 Million+	$0.15 Million+	South African
22.	Steve Smith	21 Million	$3 Million+	$0.25 Million+	Australian
23.	Ravichandran Ashwin	15 Million	Rs. 7 Cr+	Rs. 50 L+	Indian
24.	Ishant Sharma	15 Million	Rs. 6 Cr+	Rs. 50 L+	Indian
25.	Mitchell Starc	15 Million	$0.5 Million+	$40000+	Australian
26.	Sunil Narine	15 Million	Rs. 15 Cr+	Rs. 1 Cr+	Trinidadian
27.	Shikhar Dhawan	14 Million	Rs. 8 Cr+	Rs. 60 L+	Indian
28.	Kieron Pollard	14 Million	$1 Million+	$83000+	Trinidadian
29.	Gautam Gambhir	13.2 Million	Rs. 15 Cr+	Rs. 1.5 Cr+	Indian
30.	Ravindra Jadeja	13 Million	Rs. 16 Cr+	Rs. 1.2 Cr+	Indian
31.	Glenn Maxwell	13 Million	$1 Million+	$83000+	Australian
32.	Dale Steyn	12 Million	$1 Million+	$83000+	South African
33.	Dinesh Karthik	12 Million	Rs. 9 Cr+	Rs. 75 L+	Indian
34.	David Warner	11.5 Million	$1 Million+	$83000+	Australian
35.	Anil Kumble	11 Million	Rs. 5 Cr+	Rs. 45 L+	Indian
36.	Robin Uthappa	11 Million	Rs. 6 Cr+	Rs. 50 L+	Indian
37.	Ben Stokes	11 Million	$1 Million+	$83000+	British, New Zealand
38.	David Miller	11 Million	$1 Million+	$83000+	South African
39.	Brett Lee	10 Million	$0.5 Million+	$40000+	Australian
40.	Hardik Pandya	10 Million	Rs. 15 Cr+	Rs. 1.2 Cr+	Indian
41.	KL Rahul	10 Million	Rs. 17 Cr+	Rs. 1.5 Cr+	Indian
42.	Jos Buttler	10 Million	$1.5 Million+	$0.1 Million+	English
43.	Ajinkya Rahane	9 Million	Rs. 6 Cr+	Rs. 50 L+	Indian
44.	Sanju Samson	9 Million	Rs. 14 Cr+	Rs. 1 Cr+	Indian
45.	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	9 Million	Rs. 9 Cr+	Rs. 75 L+	Indian
46.	Harbhajan Singh	9 Million	Rs. 6 Cr+	Rs. 50 L+	Indian
47.	Dwayne Bravo	9 Million	$2 Million+	Rs. 50 L+	Trinidadian
48.	Rishabh Pant	8.5 Million	Rs. 16 Cr+	Rs. 1.2 Cr+	Indian
49.	Chris Morris	8.2 Million	$1 Million+	$0.1 Million+	South African
50.	Lasith Malinga	8.2 Million	$1 Million+	$0.1 Million+	Sri Lankan

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Who are the richest cricketers in the world?

Here are the 10 richest cricketers in the world:

1. Nawaz Sharif
2. Adam Gilchrist
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Virat Kohli
5. MS Dhoni
6. Ricky Ponting
7. Sourav Ganguly
8. Shane Warne
9. Pat Cummins
10. Virender Sehwag

Nawaz Sharif

Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is the former Prime Minister of Pakistan. During his early life, he wanted to be a cricketer and played some cricket in the domestic circuit for Pakistan Railway. However, he switched careers and found his calling in the national politics of Pakistan. He has served as Prime Minister of Pakistan thrice (a total of more than nine years).

Adam Gilchrist

Adam Craig Gilchrist, also called ‘Gilly,’ is the greatest wicketkeeper-batsman in Australian history. He was famous for his aggressive batting as an opener in limited-overs cricket. He made his debut for Australia in ODIs. Adam Gilchrist was an essential part of Australia’s World Cup-winning squads of 1999, 2003, and 2007. He scored 15461 runs with the help of 33 centuries across all three formats. He retired from international cricket in 2008. But his success brought him attractive deals from IPL franchises. Within these 6 years, he also won the IPL for Deccan Chargers. His contribution as an opener and wicketkeeper-batsman in the golden era of Australian cricket is unforgettable.

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is considered the greatest Indian batsman. In his 24-year-long career, he broke and created many records. He made his debut against Pakistan in test cricket at 16 and was the only cricketer who has scored 100 centuries in his international career. He was the most reliable Indian batsman, irrespective of opposition and playing conditions. In 2010, he was honoured with the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy by ICC. He was the first batsman to score a double century in ODI cricket. In ODIs, he scored a record 18,426 runs with the help of 49 centuries. He also scored 15,921 runs at an average of 53.79 in the 200 test matches he played. His records are unmatchable. He was a pillar of Indian batting for more than a decade. No wonder he is the god of cricket.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is a former Indian national cricket team captain and an international cricketer. He is renowned as the “King of Cricket” and is considered one of the top batsmen in the world. Kohli is a run machine that excels in every version of the game. He has 12120 runs (batting/Fielding) at an average of 59.12, with 43 hundred and 61 fifties. Virat Kohli is the most consistent run-scorer in international cricket history and is a true match-winner. In ODIs, he is called the ‘Chase Master’ for his chasing ability while batting second. He is the first cricketer who has over 200M Instagram followers. His performance and passion for cricket have gained him such popularity.

MS Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, famously known as ‘Captain Cool,’ is the most successful captain in cricket history. He is the only captain to win ICC tournaments across all 3 formats. He has scored more than 10000 runs across all 3 formats (ODI, Test, T20) and is known for his finishing abilities. India achieved new highs during his captaincy. He is also considered the greatest finisher in the world. He has also won the IPL 4 times as captain of Chennai Super Kings.

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting is a cricket coach, commentator, and former cricketer from Australia. Ponting led Australia’s national team throughout its “golden period,” Test cricket (2004 to 2011) and  One Day Internationals (2002 to 2011 ), and is the most successful captain in international cricket history, with 220 triumphs in 324 matches with a 67.91 percent winning record. He has scored more than 27000 runs in international cricket with the help of 71 centuries. Ricky Ponting is one of the top batsmen of the contemporary period, having received the highest Test batsman rating in 50 years in December 2006. In terms of the no. of international centuries after Sachin Tendulkar, you can place Ricky Ponting.  he has struck.

Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, lovingly called ‘Dada’, was the 39th president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. He is also referred to as the Maharaja of Indian Cricket. He scored more than 20000 runs in international cricket with a great average. Sourav Ganguly had established himself as one of the best batsmen and most successful captain of Indian cricket history. He contributed heavily with the ball in hand also apart from exceptional batting. As he was prolific through the off-side, particularly square of the wicket and the covers batting, he received the moniker “God of the Off-Side”.

Shane Warne

Shane Warne was one of the highest wicket-takers in the world. He scalped more than 700 wickets in Test, ODI, and IPL. Warne was rated no. 1 for the highest test ranking (Bowling) in 1994. His skill of wrist spinning was unmatchable. He won the IPL as captain of the Rajasthan Royals.

Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins is one of the current greats when it comes to Test match bowling. Though he plays all three formats, his test bowling ability has gained him popularity. Cummins was part of the title-winning Australian squad of 2015 but played just two games. He not only bowls well but makes himself useful with the bat if needed.

Virender Sehwag

He is one of the most explosive openers in Indian cricket history. Sehwag scored more than 16000 runs across Test, ODI, T20I, and IPL (Batting/fielding), with a great strike rate as well as an enviable average. He has two triple centuries to his name. He was part of India’s world cup winning squad of 2011.

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Consistency brings greatness, and it brings fame and wealth. Be it Gilchrist, Sachin, Kohli, or Dhoni – everyone played consistently good cricket throughout their careers. They won many matches single-handedly for their teams. Their wealth is the result of their consistency, determination, and hard work.

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