Indian cricketers are counted among the richest sports personalities on the planet all thanks to the advertisers who are after the players and the Indian Premier League (IPL) where players get huge amounts for playing for different franchises. The amount that Rishabh Pant, a member of the Indian Men’s Cricket team got bought at in the recently held IPL auctions. Rishabh was bought at a whopping amount of INR 27 crores by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). This is the amount that he will get for this season apart from match fees per match, advertisements and other sponsors are different.
To become richer, cricketers invest their money into different ventures in the hope of multiplying it over time. We are going to talk about Indian cricketers’ investments in this post and if you are interested in knowing about them, you should not miss out on reading it.
Investments Made By Indian Cricketers
- Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar is among the greatest cricketers the world has seen and all the credit goes to what he has done on the cricket field. He has created a name for himself that is going here to stay for a long. As Ravi Shastri says, “He was the first man on the planet to score a double century in One Day Internationals”. These words still feel fresh in every cricket lover’s mind when he scored the first double-century in the history of Men’s ODI Cricket.
It was one of the records held by Sachin Tendulkar and there are many others and the list just goes on and on. He is the wealthiest cricketer in terms of wealth and if you think, he earned this income only through playing and advertising, then it is not true because some of his income is the result of the investments he made.
Some of his investments include Azad Engineering, a startup providing engineering and technology solutions to global OEMs. This is not the only one as there are other businesses where Sachin is an investor such as Smartron, Spinny, Unacademy, JetSynthesys, and Smaash Entertainment.
- Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is a brand in itself and his name is second on the list of almost every record that Sachin holds. He is the second on the list of players with the most runs in the One Day International cricket format and has scored the most number of centuries in this format. When we talk about the wealth Virat owns, and then to your surprise, his name is among the top five wealthiest cricketers on the planet.
Most of the wealth he has comes from the income he gets by playing cricket matches at the international level as well as in the Indian Premier League. Virat plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team in the IPL, where he has a huge fan following. He gets a huge chunk of his income through advertisements.
Apart from advertising and playing cricket matches, his other sources of income are his investments in many startups. Some of the startups where Virat has invested include Hyperice, Digital Insurance, Rage Coffee, and Blue Tribe. This is about startups; his other bigger investments include FC Goa, a club team that plays in the Indian Super League, One8, a lifestyle brand, Wrogn, a fashion label and others.
MPL is one of the cricket betting apps for which Kohli served as a brand ambassador. This is a mobile app that allows you to win by making cricket match predictions, such as runs and wickets particular players are going to score.
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni or MS Dhoni is one of the successful captains that the Indian Men’s cricket team has had. He is the only Indian captain to win all the major trophies including the ICC ODI Cricket World Cup, ICC T20 World Cup, and ICC Champions Trophy. This is the reason; you can miss his name when it is about the best captains that the Indian team has seen over the years.
MS Dhoni ranks on the list of the top 10 wealthiest cricketers in the world and he is a retired cricketer so you would probably think that is where his income comes from. So advertising and investing in startups and other ventures are his main sources of income. He has made in different industries ranging from aerospace, consumer goods, automobile, finance, and others.
Some of the companies where he is an investor include Cars24, Homelane, Garuda Aerospace, Khatabook, and Rigi.
- Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir, a former Indian cricketer, is currently serving as the Head Coach of the Indian Men’s cricket team. His cricket career was not like the ones talked about above; however, he has made a name for himself as he was a member of the team that lifted the 2007 T20 Men’s World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup.
Apart from Cricket, he previously served as the Member of Parliament. Just like other cricketers, he is an investor in many ventures like FYI Health app, and real estate.
This is all about investments made by Indian cricketers to multiply the wealth they have and become richer. Hope the information provided here will be helpful to you. Share your thoughts in the comments.
