Earnings of top 10 wealthiest Indian cricketers of 2019

#9 Shikhar Dhawan - ₹ 19.11 crores

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan's earnings in 2019 were a whopping ₹19.11 crores as compared to the ₹ 16.26 crores in 2018. The classy opening batsman also jumped from Rank 62 in 2018 to Rank 35 in 2019.

A major chunk of Dhawan's earnings comes from the BCCI as he too is a Grade A player. Delhi Capitals paid ₹5.2 crores to retain his services ahead of IPL 2020. The fearless southpaw also has many endorsement deals under his belt. Some of his biggest associations include electronics brand Boat, Canara Bank, Ramsons, Alcis Sports, and Big Bazaar FBB. Dhawan also has his own home decor brand named DaOne.

Gabbar, as he is popularly known, also gets paid a handsome sum for using the MRF sticker on his bat.

Shikhar and his wife Ayesha own a bungalow in West Delhi. His elite collection of cars include the luxurious Mercedes-Benz GL-class SUV along with a Jaguar and BMW. Like Jadeja, Dhawan also owns a Suzuki Hayabusa bike. Overall, the Delhi-born cricketer has an estimated net worth of ₹100 Crores (approximately).

34-year-old Dhawan amassed 583 runs in the 18 ODIs he played in 2019. He had an impressive strike rate of 91.81 and also scored a couple of centuries in 2019. The Indian opener did not feature in any Test matches last year and, by his standards, his performance was lacklustre in T20Is. He could only score 272 runs in 12 T20Is played in 2019 with a dismal strike rate of 110.57 and average of 22.67.