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World's Highest Earning Cricketers

Mahendra Singh Dhoni topped the list of the world's highest earning cricketers compiled by Forbes magazine, followed by Sachin Tendulkar...

By Admin 01st Aug, 2012 03:15 pm

# 1 MS Dhoni: Mahendra Singh Dhoni topped the list of the world's highest earning cricketers compiled by Forbes magazine, followed by Sachin Tendulkar, as six Indians made it to the list's top-10.With earnings of USD two crore and 65 lakh, Dhoni features at the top of the list, out of which USD two crore 30 lakh comes from the commercials, while the rest USD 35 lakh he earns from playing cricket.

# 2 Sachin Tendulkar: Tendulkar stands second at USD one crore and 86 lakh, out of which USD one crore and 65 lakh comes from advertisements, while the rest is from playing cricket.

# 3 Gautam Gambhir (USD 73 lakh)

# 4 Virat Kohli (USD 71 lakh)

# 5 Virender Sehwag (USD 69 lakh)

# 6 Shane Watson (USD USD 59 lakh)

# 7 Michael Clarke (USD 49 lakh)

# 8 Brett Lee (USD 48 lakh)

# 9 Ricky Ponting (USD 41 lakh)

# 10 Yusuf Pathan (USD 37 lakh)