It is commonly believed that Indian cricketers are among the highest paid sportsmen in the world. According to latest reports, Indian cricket legends like Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni have a net worth of over Rs 1,000 Crore each. However, their earnings pale in comparison to these two top class cricketers – Aryaman Birla and Samarjitsinh Ranjitsinh Gaekwad – who are said to have a combined net worth of over Rs 90,000 crore.
Between the two, Aryaman Birla is probably the most accomplished cricketer and the biggest scion in the business. Aryaman made his first class debut for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy season. In November 2018, it also marked its first first-class century.
Who is Aryaman Birla?
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Aryaman Birla is the son of Indian billionaire businessman Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group. The net worth of Aditya Birla Group is said to be in the range of Rs 4.95 lakh crore. The group includes brands like Grasim, Hindalco, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail and Aditya Birla Capital. The group has more than 1,40,000 employees.
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Rajasthan Royals bought Aryaman Birla for Rs 30 lakh in the IPL 2018 even before he scored a first-class century.
In 9 first-class matches, Aryaman managed to score 414 runs with a century and 1 fifty to his name. However, after 2019, Aryaman decided to take a break from cricket due to mental health reasons.
“It has been a journey of hard work, perseverance, dedication and immense courage to get to this point in my cricketing career. However, I have been dealing with severe sports-related anxiety for some time now,” wrote Aryaman Birla in a message on Twitter.
“I felt trapped. I’ve pushed myself through all the distress so far, but now I feel the need to put my mental health and well-being above all else. And so, I have decided to take an indefinite sabbatical from cricket. This beautiful sport is an integral part of my life and I hope to be back on the pitch when the time comes,” he added.
pic.twitter.com/7sU1wkJrsE—Aryaman Vikram Birla (@AryamanBirla) December 20, 2019
In February this year, Aryaman Birla and his sister Ananya Birla were inducted into Grasim Industries, the flagship company of Aditya Birla Group as directors. Aryaman Birla is said to have a net worth of around Rs 70,000 crore.
Samarjitsinh was born on April 25, 1967 as the only son of Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad and Shubhanginiraje. He studied at Doon School in Dehradun where he simultaneously managed the school’s cricket, football and tennis teams.
After his father’s death in May 2012, Samarjitsinh was crowned Maharaja in a traditional ceremony at Laxmi Vilas Palace on June 22, 2012. He then settled a 23-year-old legal inheritance dispute worth more than Rs 20,000 crore (equivalent to US$3.6 billion in 2020) with his uncle Sangramsinh Gaekwad in 2013.
Happy wedding anniversary to HH Shrimant. #Samarjitsinh_Gaekwad ji and Maharani. Smt. @RadhikarajeG i
of the former state of Baroda, Vadodara.
____ pic.twitter.com/9zKMWfSQY8— POOJA SHROTRIYA__ (@poojashrotriya1) February 27, 2022
Through this agreement, Samarjitsinh obtained ownership of the Laxmi Vilas Palace, more than 600 acres of real estate near the palace, including the Moti Bagh Stadium in Vadodara and the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, several paintings by Raja Ravi Varma as well as movable property belonging to Fatehsinghrao such as gold. , money and royal jewelry.
That is not all, it also runs temple trusts of 17 temples in Gujarat and Benares. Since 2002, Samarjitsinh has been married to Radhikaraje who is from the royal family of Wankaner State and the couple have two daughters. All four, along with Shubhanginiraje, live in Laxmi Vilas Palace, which is India’s largest private residence.
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni have a net worth of over Rs 1,000 crore each
According to a recent report, Virat Kohli has a net worth of around Rs 1,050 crore. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) striker earns a total of Rs 15 crore from the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023). This is the conclusion of a Stock Gro report.
When it comes to winning from the Indian cricket team, Kohli gets Rs 15 lakh per test match, Rs 6 lakh for every ODI and Rs 3 lakh for playing a T20I. Not to mention, Kohli has an ‘A+’ contract with the Board for Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which gives him Rs 7 crore per annum.
According to a report by Stock Gro, the net worth of Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni is around Rs 1,040 crore. His numerous investments, brand endorsements and IPL salary helped him script the remarkable financial success. He reportedly earned Rs 12 crore as salary from his IPL CSK team.