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Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is leading the list of world’s 10 top earning cricket players, which has been compiled by Forbes. The other Indian cricketers who from a part of this Forbes’s list are Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly.
Dhoni leads the list with $10 million followed by India’s ‘Little Master’, Sachin Tendulkar with $8 million.
Yuvraj Singh and Rahul Dravid occupy the third and fourth spot, respectively followed by Saurav Ganguly and Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting sharing the 6th spot.
"Paycheck figures include club and national team salaries and commercial endorsement income over the last 12 months," Forbes said.
"With its deep-pocketed owners and global appeal, nine of the 10 highest-paid cricket players call the Indian Premier League (IPL) home”, the publication added.
England’s Andrew Flintoff has secured the 5th spot with $4 million. The other persons in the list are Australia's Brett Lee and English cricketer Kevin Pietersen, both sharing the 8th slot. The 10th slot is occupied by Australian Michael Clarke.
"Take Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who plays for the Chennai Super Kings and tops our list as cricket's first $10 million-a-year man (that's $5,426 for each run scored). His $8 million in endorsements, from the likes of Reebok, General Electric and Pepsi, is 45 per cent more than any other player”.
"Among all Indian athletes and entertainers, Dhoni's 17 corporate sponsors is second to only Bollywood star and co- owner of the Knight Riders, Shah Rukh Khan," Forbes said.
About Tendulkar, Forbes has revealed that he is considered among the greatest batsman in cricket history.
“He’s one of five IPL players who have been bestowed 'icon' status, meaning he automatically receives a pay check 15% larger than his highest paid team mate. Tendulkar's $ 1.1 million salary from the Mumbai Indians helped push his total earnings to $8 million over the last 12 months," it added.
