Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has beaten the likes of sprinter Usain Bolt, tennis ace Novak Djokovic and teammate Sachin Tendulkar in the latest list of world’s 100 richest sportspersons, released by the Forbes magazine.
According to the list, Dhoni is ranked 31st, which is way ahead of Djokovic (62nd), Bolt (63rd) and Tendulkar (78th).
Star footballers Wayne Rooney and Fernando Torres are also behind Dhoni in the latest list.
Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather topped the list with total earnings of USD 85 million while Fillipino pugilist Manny Pacquiao, with earnings of USD 62 million, and golf legend Tiger Woods, with USD 59.4 million, are second and third.
Of his total earnings of 26.5 million, Dhoni earns 23 million through endorsements. Tendulkar has earned USD 18.6 million with 16.5 million from endorsements.
Interestingly, the Indian captain’s earnings through endorsements are more than the world’s most popular footballer Lionel Messi.
Although Messi is 11th in the list with total earnings of USD 39 million — his earnings from endorsements is USD 19 million, which is 4 million less than that of Dhoni.
Manchester United’s star striker Rooney is placed 37th with total earnings of USD 24.3 million.
Djokovic is 62nd with USD 20.6 million, while Usain Bolt is 63rd with total earnings of USD 20.3 million.
Maria Sharapova is the richest among women’s sportspersons at 26th with earnings of USD 27.9 million.
While Roger Federer is ranked fifth in the list, David Beckham (8th) and Cristiano Ronaldo (9th) are the two footballers, who are in the top-10.
Keywords: MS Dhoni, Forbes magazine
good luck for teams selected to London Olympics......
Is Dhoni still on the payroll of Indian Airlines/Air India which is broke and for which he hasn't done a day's work?
and still he auctioned his world cup winning bat for charity... Djokovic gave his racket for free to his fan without thinkig of anything.
But what is Bolt or Djokovic age? They are individual players, they don't get into be(a)tting.
The only reason behind is companies make a lot of business in India due to its huge domestic market which is itself due to population
What work do they have with so much money?It's good to earn money but they should give some money for social services.
No wonder! #Cricketcrazynation
this is a good one like it.
At the age of 31, he is in 31st position :)
thats y india is still a developing country...............
he is mr perfect of indian cicket who manages a good balance between money and sports....and moreover his team...an average of 50.00 until now is amazing....
if we convert Dhoni's earning in Purchase Power Parity (PPP) calculation, I think he will in the top 10 or even top 5, I guess.Think!
Dhoni will be the richest sport person in next one or two year ...
beating bolt in money............its great joy for u congrats M.S Dhoni
Mahi always rockzzzz.......
This shows the cricketers hardly earn money from cricket may be at the most $2m but 90% from endorsements unlike the footballers who earn playing football at least 50% like Messi in their contract.
Congrats to Dhoni. He deserves it. He is till date the greatest captain India has produced and leads from the front. Only after Dhoni's arrival as a captain in the Indian Cricket scene has victories been a routine. There have been great captains in the past but except Kapil no body delivered as a team in big tournaments. Hats off to Dhoni and let us for once congratulate on his achievements and not try to dissect whether he is worth that much etc. At least we should be happy that sports persons in India are on par with other sportsmen from other parts of the world. Dhoni has set an example of a able and capable leader who can lead a team to victories. He delivers where it really matters and that is the hallmark of a champion.
Hard to believe!
And how much does he or Sachin contribute to the society or to those less fortunate than them....zilch. In my opinion they are still losers...
The article is a bit misleading. The forbes list is about the top 100 highest paid athletes in the world and it deals only with the annual earnings. The Hindu should have avoided reporting it as list of world's 100 richest sportspersons.
it is great to india
WOW! Does this mean that we'll win an Olympic Gold this time?
Though dhoni is good captain i dont like his manner about sehwag.
its simply ridiculous...........
...with some very dubious endorsements. He went after endorsements with a vengeance. Is it time to hand over the baton to someone else like gambhir? TarotForHeadlines blog makes a forecast of gambhir's chances of becoming captain.
And not to mention the cost of living in India is less than what others have back in their home country. So in total Dhoni might be saving more than the ones ahead in the race.
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