11 Richest Indian Cricketers 2022

George Bernard Shaw once defined cricket as a game played by 22 fools and watched by 22,000 fools. Of course, George Bernard Shaw has the right to express his opinion. It doesn't matter whether he's right or wrong. However, if he had made the same statement in India, people might have roasted him or trolled him as they call it today.

Calling cricket a game in India is a massive understatement. This is also sacrilege, to say the least. Cricket is a religion and Indian cricketers are nothing but demigods. It must be admitted that cricket can unite people of all religions in India. People are happy when the Indian team is doing well and disappointed when they lose. Naturally, Indian cricketers also sometimes have to deal with music. No wonder they are making huge amounts of money both on and off the field. No one spares their earnings because it takes skill, sacrifice, hard work and luck to be successful as a cricketer in India.

The IPL tournament has changed the size of the earnings charts. There are people who made this list solely because of their IPL earnings alone. Let's take a look at the top 10 richest cricketers in India in 2022 (or there should be 11 because a cricket team should have 11 players on the field).

11. Suresh Raina - $14 million

We start batting at #11. Suresh Raina opens the batting at #11 on this list. This batsman is left-handed with a baby face, but a changeable player who can make a big difference when needed. Suresh Raina, one of only three Indian players with centuries behind him in all forms of international cricket (Test, One Day Nationals and T-20), is a delight to watch in full force. His main success came from the IPL tournament. He was linked with the Chennai Super Kings for the first eight years before captaining the Gujarat Lions for the final two seasons. Suresh Raina, the highest scoring player in the IPL tournament to date, has a total net worth of $14 million.

10. Rohit Sharma - $19 million

Rohit Sharma is ranked 10th on the list. One of the most attractive batsmen, Rohit Sharma is a precocious talent. Holder of the record for most single-day international innings (264* against Sri Lanka), Rohit Sharma is the only player in the world to score two double centuries for India in a one-day format. Along with Suresh Raina and K.L. Rahul, Rohit Sharma is one of three Indian players who have played all forms of international cricket for centuries. Mumbai Indians franchise captain, IPL trophy winner Rohit Sharma currently has a net worth of $19 million. Keep in mind these numbers could easily rise in the coming years because he is still very active for India in all forms of cricket.

9. Gautam Gambhir - $20 million

Gautam Gambhir used to open batting for India. He also has a practice of entering at number 3. However, he is ranked 9th on this list. One of the most accomplished left-handed batsmen India has ever produced. Gautam Gambhir is a fearless cricketer. He is never afraid to take the bull by the horns in any form of cricket. People usually misunderstand this aggressive trait of him as a short temper. However, he is a philanthropist to the core, having donated a huge portion of his earnings to the underprivileged people in India. Gautam Gambhir, a man who is never afraid to call a spade a spade, has a net worth of $20 million. He currently plays alone in the IPL as he lost his place in the Indian national team.

8. Yuvraj Singh - $22 million

Here's a man who hit six sixes in an over in an international match. Herschel Gibbs is the only player to do so. Gibbs hit an unknown Dutch spinner with six sixes in an over at the 2007 World Championship. However, Yuvraj Singh outran England's frontline fast bowler Stuart Broad across the park in the inaugural 2007 T-20 World Cup tournament. This feat alone brought him a huge amount of prize money. This must have been the largest amount any cricketer has earned in the shortest span of about six minutes. However, Yuvraj Singh is a great talent and one of the cleanest cricketers out there. He is a courageous man because he beat cancer and regained his place in the Indian team solely due to his merit. With a net worth of $22 million, he ranks eighth on this list.

7. Rahul Dravid - $23 million

Rahul Dravid is the most compact and technical player in India after the greatest of them Sunil Gavaskar. If there is one person on this list that you must depend on to save your life, it must be the great Rahul Dravid. He is an absolute team man to the core. When the balance of the team was upset and there was no permanent wicket keeper, Rahul Dravid volunteered to do the job. Only the wicket-keeper knows how many hands are hitting while sticking to fast bowlers. In addition, Rahul Dravid was also given additional responsibility for the development of the bat. He has had a superb record, scoring over 10000 runs in both Test matches and one-day internationals. Sachin Tendulkar is the only Indian player to do so. In retirement, he is the coach and mentor of the India under-19 team. These players cannot have a better teacher than Rahul Dravid. With a net worth of $23 million, Rahul provides stability to the middle rank at No. 7 on this list.

6. Yusuf Patan - $27 million

The name at number 6 may surprise many. Few expected Yusuf Pathan to find a place on this list of great Indian players. He is the only player on this list who has not played a test match for India. He also played little in one-day internationals and in the T-20 for India. However, many can envy its IPL price tag. This volatile all-rounder has been representing the Kolkatta Knight Riders for the past seven to eight years. He is the most valuable player on their team, having helped the team win two IPL titles in recent times. Apart from Rohit Sharma who has won 4 IPL titles, Yusuf Pathan is one of the few players to have won 3 IPL titles. Harbhajan Singh and Lasit Malinga are the others who did it three times. Able to turn any T-20 match up in minutes, Yusuf Patan has a net worth of $27 million, making him sixth on this list. This should be the right number for him due to his ability to create huge sixes at will.

5. Virendra Sehwag - $40 million

At number 5 we have Virendra Sehwag, the most offensive batsman ever to play cricket. He can be so formidable that opposing players shake their pants when they play with him. All good players know how to hit bad balls for fours and sixes. Sehwag was one of the players who could hit any ball (good, bad or amazing) for fours and sixes. The only Indian to score two century trebles in Test cricket, Virendra Sehwag formed a great opening pair with India's greatest batsman, Sachin Tendulkar. People used to say that Sehwag is a player who plays test matches as if they were one-day internationals. At the same time, he played in one-day teams as if he were playing on the T-20. As for T-20, Sehwag plays as if he were playing Super Over. This bowling dominance allowed him to amass a fortune of $40 million, placing him in fifth place.

4. Saurav Ganguly - $56 million

Saurav Ganguly may be the most offensive captain India has produced. He was the one who gave the Indian team the confidence that they had the ability to beat the best in the world in their backyard. Saurav Ganguly is the true Maharaja of Indian cricket. He has the natural grace of a left-hander. In his prime, he was also a more than useful mid-pace bowler. Making his Test debut alongside Rahul Dravid in England, Saurav Ganguly played for a very long time as a player and later as a captain. In terms of talent, he was no worse than other champions of the Indian team. As captain, he was way ahead of the rest. One of the most elegant players ever to play for India, Saurav Ganguly has a net worth of $56 million from playing cricket alone. He fits in at number four on this list.

3. Virat Kohli - $83 million

At number 3 we have the current captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli. He is currently the highest paid member of the Indian cricket team. It will only be a matter of time before he overtakes the two men above him on the list. No one can doubt their greatness, but Virat Kohli is destined for more. Perhaps one day he will break Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 International One-Day Hundreds. Today Virat Kohli is in the form of his life. Today, he is the captain of the Indian national team in all three formats. He also had a very successful game with the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. Today, his net worth is $83 million, making him third on this list. However, if we were to make the same list in, say, 3 or 2019, it would easily end up in first place. We don't mean any disrespect to the top two players on this list. They are great icons, but records are always meant to be broken. You can't have a better guy to break them apart from Virat Kohli.

2. MC Doni - $129 million

At number 2, we have arguably the best captain India has ever produced. Maybe Saurav Ganguly fans might disagree, but M.S. Dhoni hasn't changed the face of Indian cricket in the slightest. He is one of the coolest players in the Indian team. However, behind the cold-blooded and impassive face lies a fantastic brain, seeking to surprise and overthrow the enemy. He has an excellent track record as the captain of the Indian national team. He is the only Indian captain to have won the World Championship in both the one-day and T-20 formats. He also led India to the top spot in the Test Team rankings. In addition, he has won 2 IPL tournaments for his Chennai Super Kings franchise. He is the kind of player you can rely on to play under pressure. Besides, he is a wonderful person. He is the reason why small town players started believing that they could succeed in Indian cricket. MS Dhoni's net worth of $129 million puts him at number two on this list.

1. Sachin Tendulkar - $161 million

The #1 seat should belong to the god of cricket in India, Sachin Tendulkar. There are no words to describe the greatness of Sachin Tendulkar. He is the greatest batsman ever created by India. Sachin Tendulkar, the only player in the world to score 100 international points (49 in one-day internationals and 51 in Tests), has set virtually all batting records in cricket. Gradually Virat Kohli breaks them one by one, but in no case can anyone envy the greatness of the Little Master. In addition to his batting prowess, Sachin Tendulkar is the only player along with Rahul Dravid who has not been involved in any controversy both on and off the field. These two players are gentlemen in every sense. Sachin is also a wonderful husband and father. He has the distinction of being the only athlete to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India. It is no wonder that he is still today a shining jewel in the crown of India. Sachin Tendulkar tops this list of the 11 richest Indian cricketers with a net worth of $161 million.

Now you are asking George Bernard Shaw to say that cricket is a game played by 22 fools and watched by 22000 other people. If what he says is true, then I have to say that these 11 players are very rich fools. Anyone who watches cricket in India (about 125 million people do) will agree that these 11 players deserve all the credit and money they earn. After all, cricket is the only unifying factor in India.