joy sankar singh's video: The Highest Paid Cricketers 2017 The Richest in 2017

Cricket just like other major sports is evolving big time, with the introduction of Twenty20 format not only the interest has spread in different regions but it also bring in alot of money for top cricket boards. Twenty20 has revolutionized cricket in India in last 10 years. India’s yearly domestic T20 Premier League is one of the most lucrative sport leagues around the world and teams from IPL are spending big money to bring in talented players to boast their squads.Today we take a look at some of the richest cricketers overall and active highest paid players in the world. When we talk about cricket richlist, Indian captain Mahinder Singh Dhoni was the only cricket in history to have made it in the Forbes Top 30 highest paid athlete list back in 2012 to 2014. When India won the 2011 world cup MS Dhoni was placed on no.23 in Forbes athlete richlist with yearly income of around $28 million making him by far the richest player in cricket. Most of his money comes in from domestic sponsorship deals around $23 million a year while his yearly contract with BCCI (indian cricket board) earns him around $3.5 million a year plus his IPL contract earning him further $2 million. here are list we are providing in this video- 10. Michael Clark Net Worth- $2.85 Million 9. Yuvraj Singh Net Worth- $3.8 Million 8. Gautam Ghambhir Net Worth- $5 Million 7. AB De Villiers Net Worth- $5.5 Million 6. Shane Watson Net Worth- $5.5 Million 5. Virender Sehwag Net Worth- $5.8 Million 4. Shahid Afridi Net Worth- $6.3 MMillion 3. Chris Gayle Net Worth-$7.5 Million 2. Virat Kohli Net Worth- $24.9 Million 1. MS Dhoni Net Worth- $28.7 Million