Meet India’s richest cricketer with assets worth Rs 20,000 crore, he is NOT MS Dhoni or Virat Kohli or Sachin Tendulkar

India's richest cricketer has net worth which is almost 20 times more than Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who has net worth of over Rs 1,000 crore.

Sep 17, 2024 - 10:30
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Meet India’s richest cricketer with assets worth Rs 20,000 crore, he is NOT MS Dhoni or Virat Kohli or Sachin Tendulkar

A pair of weeks back it used to be reported that former India captain Virat Kohli used to be India’s biggest tax paying sportsperson, having paid Rs 66 crore last year. But Kohli’s net worth and earning pale when in comparison with this former cricketer who has assets worth more than Rs 20,000 crore.

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has net worth of $a hundred and fifty million, MS Dhoni has net worth of $100 ten million nonetheless it the cricketer in question inherited property worth over $Four.1 billion. The cricketer we are talking about is Samarjitsinh Gaekwad from the royal family of Baroda, who owns one in your entire largest deepest mansions contained in the arena – Laxmi Vilas Palace.

Samarjitsinh Ranjitsinh Gaekwad used to be born on April 25, 1967 to the royals Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad and Shubhanginiraje. He used to be a former first-class cricketer from Baroda and cricket administrator to boot.

Samarjitsinh and his uncle Sangramsinh Gaekwad resolved a bitter inheritance battle in 2013 and the ex-cricketer took ownership of Laxmi Vilas Palace. Samarjitsinh Gaekwad received inheritance money which tallied more than Rs 20,000 crores.

On the cricket field, Samarjitsinh used to be a top-order batter and played first-class cricket between 1987 and 1989 for Baroda. He turned out for Baroda in six first-class matches contained in the Ranji Trophy tournament and went on to change into the president of Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) to boot.

Samarjitsinh is married to Radhikaraje, a member of the Wankaner State royal family, since 2022. Aside from the Laxmi Vilas Palace, he's also to blame for the temples believe, which incorporates 17 temples in Gujarat and Varanasi. He joined the BJP in 2014, but Samarjitsinh has not participated in active politics since 2017.

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