Dhoni has got the moolah: Forbes
20 Jun 2012 1:38 AM GMT
Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has pipped the likes of ‘Sprint King’ Usain Bolt, tennis ace Novak Djokovic, and his own team mate, the iconic Sachin Tendulkar, in the latest list of world’s 100 richest sportspersons, released by the Forbes magazine.
According to the list, Dhoni is ranked 31st, which puts him way ahead of Djokovic (62nd), Bolt (63rd) and Tendulkar (78th). Star footballers Wayne Rooney and Fernando Torres are also behind Dhoni in the latest list.
Boxing champion Floyd May-Weather topped the list with a total earnings of USD 85 million while Fillipino pugilist Manny Pacquiao, with earnings of USD 62 million, and golf legend Tiger Woods, with USD 59.4 million, are second and third.
Of his total earnings of USD 26.5 million, Dhoni earns 23 million dollars through endorsements. Tendulkar has earned USD 18.6 million, with 16.5 million out of it coming from endorsements.
Interestingly, the Indian captain’s earnings through endorsements is more than that of the world’s most popular footballer Lionel Messi. Although Messi is 11th in the list, with total earnings of USD 39 million, his earnings from endorsements is USD 19 million, which is 4 million dollars less than that of Dhoni.
Djokovic from Serbia is 62nd with USD 20.6 million in earnings, while Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt is 63rd with earnings of USD 20.3 million.
Maria Sharapova is the richest among women’s sportspersons at the 26th spot with earnings of USD 27.9 million. While Roger Federer is ranked fifth, David Beckham (8th) and Cristiano Ronaldo (9th) are the two soccer stars who are in the top 10.
According to the list, Dhoni is ranked 31st, which puts him way ahead of Djokovic (62nd), Bolt (63rd) and Tendulkar (78th). Star footballers Wayne Rooney and Fernando Torres are also behind Dhoni in the latest list.
Boxing champion Floyd May-Weather topped the list with a total earnings of USD 85 million while Fillipino pugilist Manny Pacquiao, with earnings of USD 62 million, and golf legend Tiger Woods, with USD 59.4 million, are second and third.
Of his total earnings of USD 26.5 million, Dhoni earns 23 million dollars through endorsements. Tendulkar has earned USD 18.6 million, with 16.5 million out of it coming from endorsements.
Interestingly, the Indian captain’s earnings through endorsements is more than that of the world’s most popular footballer Lionel Messi. Although Messi is 11th in the list, with total earnings of USD 39 million, his earnings from endorsements is USD 19 million, which is 4 million dollars less than that of Dhoni.
Djokovic from Serbia is 62nd with USD 20.6 million in earnings, while Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt is 63rd with earnings of USD 20.3 million.
Maria Sharapova is the richest among women’s sportspersons at the 26th spot with earnings of USD 27.9 million. While Roger Federer is ranked fifth, David Beckham (8th) and Cristiano Ronaldo (9th) are the two soccer stars who are in the top 10.
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