10 richest cricketers in the world - 2018
Let us take a look at the cricketers with the highest annual income. Some of them earn more than a lot of top CEOs.
3. Chris Gayle | $7.5 million
Chris Gayle finds himself on the third position in this list. He is the only West Indian cricketer to feature here. However, there is a whole lot of difference between his income and the income of the player in the second position. Although Gayle is not the regular part of the West Indies national team, he plies his trade in almost all the T20 league around the world.
He provides the sides with great starts and is the only player with over 10,000 T20 runs. Although his stakes have decreased this year, he still is one of the richest cricketers around. His IPL salary in 2018 was ₹ 2 crores. Gayle was bought by the Kings XI Punjab at his base price. Also, he features in the Bangladesh Premier League, Carribean Premier League and many other leagues. He also endorses various brands and according to www.totalsportek.com, the Jamaican earns $7.5 million per annum.
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