Dhoni has been ranked 23rd, dropping a notch from his ranking of 22 last year. | PTI
Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the only Indian amongForbes magazine’s 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. American boxer Floyd Mayweather tops the list, which also includes golfer Tiger Woods, tennis star Roger Federer and Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.
Dhoni has been ranked 23rd, dropping a notch from his ranking of 22 last year. Dhoni’s total earnings stood at $31 million, including amount from salary/winnings at $4 million and endorsements worth $27 million.
The 33-year old cricketer retired from Test cricket at the end of 2014, but remains India’s skipper at the One Day International and T20 levels.
“He led India to the semi-final round of the 2015 Cricket World Cup before suffering a loss to eventual champion Australia, and in May the Chennai Super Kings went to the IPL Finals for the sixth time in his eight years as team captain,” Forbes said.
He is also co-producing M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story, an upcoming biopic that has been “fraught with delays but has already funnelled some three millions into the Indian star’s pockets”.
The earnings include salaries, prize money and bonuses paid out between June 2014 and June 2015.
Mayweather retains the top spot this year with earnings of $300 million, more than double the previous high for an athlete. This is the third time in four years that Mayweather was ranked as the world’s highest-paid athlete, Forbes said.
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Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the only Indian amongForbes magazine’s 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. American boxer Floyd Mayweather tops the list, which also includes golfer Tiger Woods, tennis star Roger Federer and Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.
Dhoni has been ranked 23rd, dropping a notch from his ranking of 22 last year. Dhoni’s total earnings stood at $31 million, including amount from salary/winnings at $4 million and endorsements worth $27 million.
The 33-year old cricketer retired from Test cricket at the end of 2014, but remains India’s skipper at the One Day International and T20 levels.
“He led India to the semi-final round of the 2015 Cricket World Cup before suffering a loss to eventual champion Australia, and in May the Chennai Super Kings went to the IPL Finals for the sixth time in his eight years as team captain,” Forbes said.
He is also co-producing M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story, an upcoming biopic that has been “fraught with delays but has already funnelled some three millions into the Indian star’s pockets”.
The earnings include salaries, prize money and bonuses paid out between June 2014 and June 2015.
Mayweather retains the top spot this year with earnings of $300 million, more than double the previous high for an athlete. This is the third time in four years that Mayweather was ranked as the world’s highest-paid athlete, Forbes said.
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