As far as the Indian cricketers concerned, they happen to be the richest ones in the world. It is primarily because of the Board of Control for Cricket in India being the wealthiest cricket board in the world.
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Meanwhile, the Indian cricketers are immensely popular and have a huge fan-following. Therefore, they ought to attract big sponsors.
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Owing to their immense popularity, some sponsors even pay a bomb to them. In the same light, we look at five Indian cricketers who charge an abnormally high amount for every sponsored Instagram post.
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Suresh RainaThe former Indian cricketer entertains the fans through his explosive batting in the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings. He remains one of the top Indian cricket stars and one of the high-paid ones in the IPL. As far as his demands per sponsored Instagram posts are concerned, it is reported to be around ₹34 lakh, besides charging ₹51 lakh for videos. Currently, he has over 16.5 million followers on the platform.
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Hardik PandyaThe Indian all-rounder is famous for his atomic batting, while his personal life, especially following his marriage to Bollywood bombshell from Serbia, Natasa Stankovic, has made him even renowned. Consequently, he, too, has become one of the top earners for Team India and Mumbai Indians in the IPL. As a result, he believably charges ₹36 lakh per sponsored Instagram post and has more than 18.7 million followers.
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Rohit SharmaThe senior opener is one of the most exquisite ones in the world. As a result, he has earned a tremendous fan-following while winning six IPL trophies makes him one of the best in the shortest format. Consequently, he also charges a bomb per sponsored Instagram post, which seemingly happens to be a whopping ₹42 lakh, while he has over 19.4 million followers.
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MS DhoniThe legendary former Indian skipper is playing the twilight phase of his career by leading Chennai Super Kings. As far as his accolades and earnings in cricket are concerned, it barely needs to be said that he continues to earn abnormally high. Meanwhile, when it comes to sponsored Instagram posts, he usually charges ₹88 lakhs per post, besides accrediting ₹1.3 crore for videos. As for his followers, it happens to be more than 33.5 million.
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Virat KohliThe reigning Indian skipper is also the one who hardly needs any introduction, while he happens to be the best batsman in the world. Therefore, it is evident for him to earn a bomb. In the meantime, as for his sponsored Insta posts, he approximately charges a mountainous ₹2 crore per post, while he demands ₹3 crore for videos. With a fan-following of 131 million-plus on Insta, it is apparent that the sponsors make a lot out of it.NOTE: Asianet News humbly requests everyone to wear masks, sanitise, maintain social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as eligible. Together we can and will break the chain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona
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