10 richest cricketers in the world - 2018

Cricket is one of the most popular sports in India. The fans go gaga about the game and there is an immense craze. Because of the craze and popularity, the cricket boards and the players also rake in the dosh. Apart from their cricketing income, the athletes make a mint on various other means to earn money. The lucrative sport helps them earn huge loads of money and makes them extremely popular and are youth icons.

Apart from these, cricketers also get into various chains of business like apparel, dining and other trades. International cricketers get the additional incentives and the Indian Premier League (IPL) has only added to the cause. On this note, let us take a look at the cricketers with the highest annual income. Some of them earn more than a lot of top CEOs. Here are the 10 richest cricketers in the world:

10. Yuvraj Singh | $3.5 million

Yuvraj Singh is an extremely popular cricketer in India. He is an absolute treat to watch when in full flow. Yuvraj played a major role in helping India win the T20 World Cup 2007 and 50-overs World Cup 2011. The 36-year-old has also battled cancer and has made numerous comebacks into the Indian team.

With age not on his side, he hasn’t been able to replicate the same kind of heroics of late. Yuvraj doesn’t bowl much now. He has struggled to get his hand-eye coordination right and thus the timing has suffered which was one of his biggest strengths.

Hence, his stakes have gone down as he was bought at just ₹ 2 crores in the IPL auction in 2018 which was also his base price. Yuvraj also has his own apparel brand. He was also ripped off his BCCI central contract. Yuvi currently earns $3.5 million as a part of his annual income, a majority of which comes through endorsements.