Cricket | ‘Upwards of Rs …’ — Ravi Shastri reveals how much India’s cricket stars really earn | Cricket News

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NEW DELHI: Former India head coach and World Cup-winning all-rounder Ravi Shastri has lifted the lid on the staggering sums earned by India’s cricketing superstars, whose standing and recognition are just like international icons like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.Speaking on the ‘Stick to Cricket’ podcast with Michael Vaughan, Shastri did not maintain again when requested how much Indian cricketers make off the sphere.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“They earn a lot. They earn a lot through endorsements, for sure,” Shastri mentioned, including, “Upwards of Rs 100 crores. Which would say 10 million pounds.”

The revelation left the panel in awe, as Shastri broke down the maths: “I would say… you just calculate 100 rupees is a pound. So you work backwards and you calculate upwards of that because someone like MS Dhoni or a Virat Kohli or a Sachin Tendulkar at his pomp, they would do over 15, 20 ads.”

He additional elaborated on how prime Indian gamers handle their packed schedules: “It’s per day. There’s no time. They could easily do more because of the amount of cricket being played. So, you know, they’ll do an ad for a year and give a day — just one day to shoot. That’s all you’ll get. And then you play it out as many times as you want.”Shastri’s feedback replicate cricket’s unmatched cultural impression in India — akin to soccer’s standing in Brazil or Argentina. Players like Dhoni, Kohli, and Tendulkar get pleasure from not solely nationwide adoration but additionally international industrial enchantment, with model offers and social media fanbases rivaling these of Messi or Ronaldo.