Mumbai: Cricket is one of the most celebrated sports across the globe. Cricketers in a country like India or other parts, the game is deemed as a religion and cricketers as heroes. cricket is one game that can be termed as the number one sport by millions of fan following.
With cricket having such massive popularity, needless to say that the players earn a handsome salary. Generally, cricket boards announce central contracts, which determine the salaries of players for that year. Cricketers in India and other parts of the world earn a huge sum of money through various cricket and non-cricket related contracts and various brand endorsements deals. On that note let’s take a look at some of the highest paid skipper of 2021:
1. Joe Root (8.97 crores)
The name which tops the list is England Test skipper Joe Root. Root, who leads the England Cricket Team in the Test format, is the highest earning cricket captain. The top-order batter earns an annual salary of whooping 8.97 crore from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
2. Virat Kohli (7 crores)
Indian skipper Virat Kohli follows the second position on the list. The India skipper is one of the highest-paid players in world cricket at the moment, who was in the Forbes 2020s list of top 100 highest paid athletes. Kohli earns an annual salary of 7 crores. But when it comes to brand value he is on the top among all international cricketers.
3. Tim Paine and Aron Finch (5 crores)
Australian test captain Tim Paine and Aaron Finch who leads Australia in white-ball cricket. The duo has also done a decent job at to help their side in respective formats. Paine and Finch both also get an annual salary of 5 crores by Cricket Australia.
4. Dean Elgar (3.2 crores)
Dean Elgar, who has been promoted as the new Test skipper of South Africa earns an annual salary of 3.2 crore from Cricket South Africa.
5. Kane Williamson (1.77 crores)
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson who leads his team in all three formats. He is considered as one of the finest batsman in world cricket earns an annual salary 1.77 crore from the board and including a bonus of $40,000 for leading the black caps.
