Dhoni is Richer Than Djokovic, Sachin
posted on Jun 20, 2012 @ 12:46PM
Forbes Richest Sportsman 2012: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's cricket captain, has pipped the likes of 'Sprint King' Usain Bolt, football star Wayne Rooney, tennis ace Novak Djokovic and teammate 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 is 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.
Maria Sharapova is the richest among women's sportspersons at 26th with earnings of $27.9 million.
While Roger Federer is ranked fifth in the list, David Beckham (8th) and Cristiano Ronaldo (9th) are the two soccer stars who are in the top-10.
TOP 10 Richest Sportspersons with earnings:
1. Floyd Mayweather (Boxing) ($85 million)
2. Manny Pacquiao (Boxing) ($62 million)
3. Tiger Woods (Golf) ($59.4 million)
4. Lebron James (Basketball) ($53 million)
5. Roger Federer (Tennis) ($52.7 million)
6. Kobe Bryant (Basketball) ($52.3 million)
7. Phil Mickelson (Golf) ($47.8 million)
8. David Beckham (Soccer) ($46 million)
9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer) ($42.5 million)
10. Peyton Manning (American Football) ($42.4 million)
Other Notable Names:
11. Lionel Messi (Soccer) ($39 million)
26. Maria Sharapova (Tennis) ($27.9 million)
31. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Cricket) ($26.5 million)
37. Wayne Rooney (Soccer) ($24.3 million)
62. Novak Djokovic (Tennis) ($20.6 million)
63. Usain Bolt (Athletics) ($20.3 million)
78. Sachin Tendulkar (Cricket) ($18.6 million).