Ashish Nehra Net Worth

Last Modified Feb 09, 2024 14:44 IST
Ashish Nehra Net Worth
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Born on April 29, 1979, Ashish Nehra, the left-arm seamer from Delhi, went on to represent the Indian cricket team in all three formats of the game for a better part of 18 years between 1999-2017.

His father, Mr. Diwan Singh Nehra supported him a lot in the early days of his career. During his career, He suffered through a lot of injuries. Due to this, His friends and relatives said that He will surely have no body part left which has not gone under surgery. His brother, Bhanu Nehra, is associated with the food franchise business.

Following his retirement from international cricket, Nehra has been actively involved in coaching IPL teams besides lending his voice to the commentary box. In 2022, he coached debutants Gujarat Titans to an unprecedented IPL triumph in front of 100,000+ home fans at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In 2023 as well, His Team Gujarat Titans played some fabulous Cricket through the tournament but couldn’t cross the final stage against CSK.

As far as Nehra’s contribution to Indian cricket is concerned, he is one of the most prominent seamers, notwithstanding his injury-prone career, and is the sole Indian to take six wickets in an ODI twice, against England and Sri Lanka. Furthermore, Nehra played 15 T20Is in 2016, including the ICC World Twenty20 while claiming 17 scalps at an average of 20.66. If we look at his overall career, He played 164 international matches for India in which he took 235 wickets at an average of 31.72.

Ravi Shastri once said that Ashu is one of the best Indian fast bowlers ever produced. MS Dhoni suggested his name for India's future bowling coach. This gives us a clear indication of how important he is to Indian cricket.


How much is Ashish Nehra’s Net Worth in 2024?

Name Ashish Diwan Singh Nehra
Net Worth $5 million or ₹40 crores
Age44 years ( DOB = 29 April 1979 )
Residence Goa
Position Left Arm fast bowler (Retired)
Marital status Married to Rushma [M– April 2, 2009]
Source of wealth Premier League matches, International matches, Domestic games, Brand endorsements, Commentary, Investments.
Salary $5 lacs (yearly)
Endorsements Nike & Gulf
Coach/MentorTarak Sinha


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As of January 2024, Nehra's estimated worth is set to be around INR 40 crores or $ 5 million. He garnered this huge amount through IPL matches, International matches, Domestic games, Commentary, Investments, Brand endorsements, and Coaching as well. If we see chronology-wise, His estimated net worth in 2020 was INR 26 crore, in 2021 was INR 30 crore, in 2022 was INR 35 crore, and in 2023 was INR 40 crore.


Ashish Nehra Salary


Before he was all set to say goodbye to the game of cricket on 1 November 2017 at his home ground, BCCI had put him on the grade C list of contracts in his final days as a cricketer. According to sources, his last payroll was INR 5 million according to BCCI grade-pay. This is a huge part of the present Ashish Nehra net worth.


His Net worth as of January 2024 is around $ 5 million, including his monthly and annual income. His monthly salary is approximately $ 40,000 with an annual income of $ 5 lacs.


IPL Salary


Ashish Nehra had almost a decade run at the Indian Premier League. In 2008, he was first bought by Mumbai Indians for INR 1.6 crore. Over the years he has been associated with five different IPL teams. At the time of his retirement, Nehra was one of the star players for his team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he used to draw a check of INR 5.5 crore per season. If we look at his overall income as a player, he has made a whopping INR 31 crore (approx) over 10 long seasons from IPL alone, which has taken Ashish Nehra's net worth to a new height.


His best IPL season was in 2015 in which he was able to get 22 wickets in just 16 matches. It was the best figure by an Indian fast bowler at that time. Nehra is currently the Head Coach of the Gujarat Titans, and he takes home INR 3.5 crores every season.


Ashish Nehra Endorsements


The most noted endorsement from the wiry Delhi pacer is with Nike & Gulf. Nehra has not been associated with many brands during his time with the Indian national team but he had some connections with the brands like Reebok and Adidas.


Ashish Nehra Investments

Ashish Nehra Cricket Academy Private Limited is a private company incorporated on the 11th of June in the year 2008. It is listed as a non-government company and is registered at the Registrar of Companies, Delhi. It is involved in sports as well as other recreational activities. The directors of Ashish Nehra Cricket Academy Private Limited are Ashish Nehra, Dilip Kumar, and Cedric Valentine Innes. Apart from the above, He also made investments in multiple real estate properties nationwide.


Ashish Nehra House

Post his retirement back in 2017, Ashish Nehra moved to Goa. No, not for a post-retirement vacation, but on a house-hunting mission to settle down in the tourist heaven, at least for a while. Goa is one of the most scenic and pollution-free places, and Nehra loves beaches over the mountains. He believes this is a nice option if one wants to live in India. Before this, he used to live in Delhi in his heavenly abode. In addition, He has a big farm in his hometown, New Delhi.


Image source:- Rushma Nehra's Instagram


Ashish Nehra Cars

Ashish Nehra has quite an acquired taste when it comes to cars. The former cricketer has three of the most exquisite vehicles in his garage: an Audi Q5, a BMW 3 Series, and last but not least a Toyota Innova. He also happens to own a black Mercedes.


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Ashish Nehra Other Sources of Income

Apart from the money that Nehra earned from his professional cricket games be it international, domestic, or regular league games, he made a good chunk of money through endorsement deals. He also has a regular paycheck coming from his major investment, Ashish Nehra Cricket Academy Private Limited.


Now, Nehra is in his second innings of life. Nehra's life post-cricket seems like he has settled very well into it. Nehra, along with Aakash Chopra, Murali Karthik, VVS Laxman, and Virender Sehwag have stirred the Hindi commentary. Thanks to them, sometimes, the Hindi version is far more entertaining and insightful. In 2020, Nehra was making a whopping $200,000 for his Hindi commentary.


Ashish Nehra Charity

Ashish Nehra is the secretary of “Anant Charitable Trust” which was established to give access to high-quality education to girls from under-served communities by setting up education institutes in semi-urban and rural areas.


Apart from the above, He also donates money for the welfare of children. So that Children must have easy access to studies and sports.


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FAQs on Ashish Nehra

Is Ashish Nehra on any social media platform?

Yes, Ashu is on Instagram but he hasn’t posted anything till now. In his early days, Nehra didn't even own a smartphone until recently as reported by the former pacer himself. He had been using a Nokia E51 before his wife, Rushma Nehra, gifted him an iPhone 7 recently. After grappling for a while, Nehra has managed to get used to WhatsApp but other than that, he just uses the smartphone for picking up and dialing calls.

What unique record does Ashish Nehra hold?

Ashish Nehra is the only Indian to take six wickets in ODIs twice -- against Sri Lanka and England. Also in IPL 2015, Nehra picked up 22 wickets for CSK, the most by an Indian fast bowler.

In which year did Ashish Nehra retire?

Ashish Nehra declared his retirement from all forms of the game on the 1st of November, 2017. He played his last T20I match against New Zealand in his home ground, the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi.

Fastest ball bowled by Nehra?

In the World Cup 2003, Ashish bowled the fastest ball at 149.7km/h. It was the fastest ball bowled by an Indian bowler at that time.

For what reason, did Ashish Nehra not play the final of World Cup 2011?

Ashish was not able to play in the finals because he had an injury on his finger. He came to know about this 48 hours before the final.

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