Top 5 Cricketers who are successful businessmen

There's more to life than just cricket. Cricketers can play the sport up to a certain age and after their retirement, they tend to indulge themselves in different walks of life. Some of them start their own business ventures. Nowadays, cricketers get into business way before their retirement as they want to establish a strong foundation for life post-cricket. 

With cricket's growing culture in India, national cricketers are way more than just cricketers. They build a brand around them and associate with different big names. In hindsight, they try to do something on their own. They fail at times, but with their face value and nationwide popularity, they have advantages to be successful as well. 

Some choose different verticals to establish a business whereas some keep it aligned with cricket. They indulge themselves in different types of businesses such as restaurants, international schools, start-ups, etc. In the same context, let's take a look at-

Top 5 Cricketers who are successful businessmen

5. Yuvraj Singh

India's two-time World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh is the latest entrant in this list. The Former Indian all-rounder announced his retirement during Cricket World Cup 2019. From that time onwards, he invested his time in building his businesses but he started his entrepreneurial journey way before that.

Being a cancer survivor himself, he set up an organization named YouWeCan which has helped hundreds of cancer patients over the years. With an exclusive partnership with Microsoft, this venture earns revenue and invests in new-age startups. These investments vary from a health-based company Healthians to Holosuit, a virtual reality company. 

This wide range of spectrum made 'Yuvi' a strong businessman. He even launched a sports-based e-commerce online store named sports365.in, primarily selling sports equipment. Along with these, Yuvraj himself endorses known brands which add value to his portfolio.