As per the press release of Forbes Magazine’s World’s Top 100 Richest Sports Persons, Indian Cricket Team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni climbed up the ladder to settle at 31st position. He crossed the big names like Tennis Champion Novak Djokovic (62nd Position), Sprint King Novak Bolt (63rd) and of course Sachin Tendulkar (78th).
Of the total of $26.5 Million earnings made by MS Dhoni, nearly $23 Million comes only from endorsements. In the case of Sachin Tendulkar, total earning is $18.6 Million and he gets $16.5 Million from endorsements. Below is the partial list as published by Forbes:
1. Floyd Mayweather (Boxing) ($ 85 million)
2. Manny Pacquiao (Boxing) ($ 62 million)
3. Tiger Woods (Golf) ($59.4 million)
4. Lebron James (Basketball) ($ 53 million)
5. Roger Federer (Tennis) ($ 52.7 million)
6. Kobe Bryant (Basketball) ($ 52.3 million)
7. Phil Mickelson (Golf) ($ 47.8 million)
8. David Beckham (Soccer) ($ 46 million)
9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer) ($ 42.5 million)
10. Peyton Manning (American Football) ($ 42.4 million)
11. Lionel Messi (Soccer) ($ 39 million)
26. Maria Sharapova (Tennis) ($ 27.9 million)
31. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Cricket) ($ 26.5 million)
37. Wayne Rooney (Soccer) ($ 24.3 million)
62. Novak Djokovic (Tennis) ($ 20.6 million)
63. Usain Bolt (Athletics) ($ 20.3 million)
78. Sachin Tendulkar (Cricket) ($ 18.6 million).