Top 3 cricketers who invest in stock market

The World of cricket has not only promoted players and passionate fans but also a lot of money. Cricket has been a money-making sport where all the stars are being paid handsomely for their performances by the board and their sponsors. Even after retirement the cricketing stars and legends are still finding ways of making money through many business ventures. 

The trend in the modern era has been the stock market scenes where many are investing in stock markets and trading has become a way to earn some bucks, many platforms teach people ways of safe trading and how to invest their money. There have been some cricketers who have also tried their hand on the field of stock market and trading and some of them are some of the biggest names in the sport. 

Here are the three cricketers who have turned out to be experts in trading world: 

3. Shikhar Dhawan 

The third cricketer on the list is Mr. ICC himself though Shikhar Dhawan is no longer in the India setup and is retired from international cricket but he has managed to stay relevant in the stock market. Dhawan had backed and invested in the stockbroking online platform ‘Upstox’.

The company was founded by Shrini Viswanath, Raghu Kumar, and Ravi Kumar and the main aim of the platform is to help individuals make investments in bourses and mutual funds. The platform also offers advisory services related to capital markets. Last year, the wealth management platform entered the coveted unicorn club after securing $25 Mn funding at a valuation of $3 Bn. Its cap table includes Tiger Global, Kalaari Capital, and GVK Davix, among others. It is safe to say that Dhawan has achieved some success on this platform as well.