NEW DELHI: 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 $2 crore and 65 lakh, Dhoni features at the top of the list, out of which $2 crore 30 lakh comes from the commercials, while the rest $35 lakh he earns from playing cricket.Dhoni’s $2 crore 30 lakh is also the highest among cricketers earned from commercials.Tendulkar stands second at $1 crore and 86 lakh, out of which $one crore and 65 lakh comes from advertisements, while the rest is from playing cricket.Other cricketers in the Forbes’ list are Gautam Gambhir ($73 lakh), Virat Kohli ($71 lakh), Virender Sehwag ($69 lakh), Shane Watson ($59 lakh), Michael Clarke ($49 lakh), Brett Lee ($48 lakh), Ricky Ponting ($41 lakh) and Yusuf Pathan ($37 lakh).PTI