DTVHINDITop 7 cricketers who went from being rich to being completely poor
There are some players who were very rich at one time but at present they have become very poor. Vinod Kambli. (Photo Source: Twitter) Indian team’s legendary player Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to buy a Ferrari. Not only this, former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has many superbikes. His bike collection is really great. Not only this, Virat Kohli is also counted among the richest athletes in the world. Nowadays cricketers are earning a lot of money due to franchise league cricket. Be it Indian Premier League or Big Bash League, more and more players are excited to participate in franchise league cricket. However, a few years ago there was nothing like this in international cricket. There are some players who used to be very rich at one time but at present they have become very poor. Today we tell you about 7 such players. 1- Anshuman Gaekwad Jay Shah and Anshuman Gaikwad (Pic Source-X) Former Indian cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad has played many roles for his country. He has also been an international player and has also coached the team. Let us tell you, Anshuman Gaekwad has played 15 ODIs and 40 Test matches for India. However, Anshuman Gaikwad had to face a lot of difficulties in fighting blood cancer after getting it. He did not have much money to fight blood cancer. He also had to go to London for its treatment. After seeing his trouble, Kapil Dev and Sandeep Patil appealed to the Board of Control for Cricket in India that Anshuman Gaikwad should be given money for medical treatment. BCCI also decided to give one crore rupees to Anshuman Gaikwad but this former player died on 31 July 2024.
After winning T20 World Cup 2024, Team India players became rich, BCCI announced to give 125 crores
Jai Shah has shared information about this by tweeting. BCCI announces INR 125 Crores prize money for Team India BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has announced the prize money for Team India winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 title. He has showered money on Indian players in the form of prize money. Jay Shah has shared information about this by tweeting. Let us tell you that the Indian team has won the T20 trophy for the second time by defeating South Africa in the final match played in Barbados on 29 June. Now BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has announced a big prize money for the players of Team India. He has announced to give Rs 125 crore. Jay Shah tweeted on Instagram, “I am happy to announce the prize money of Rs 125 crore for Team India for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The team has displayed exceptional talent, determination and sportsmanship throughout the tournament. Congratulations to all the players, coaches and support staff for this outstanding achievement!” Here is Jai Shah’s tweet I am pleased to announce prize money of INR 125 Crores for Team India for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The team has showcased exceptional talent, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the tournament. Congratulations to all the players, coaches, and support… pic.twitter.com/KINRLSexsD — Jay Shah (@JayShah) June 30, 2024 After Virat-Rohit, Jadeja retired from T20I Earlier, after winning the title, the whole country is immersed in celebration. Indian players also could not control their emotions and tears of joy flowed from their eyes in the packed stadium. Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma have also shared pictures of sleeping with the trophy. Apart from this, after becoming champions, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from T20 International. Today, star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has also announced his retirement from T20 International. However, these three senior players will be seen representing India in ODI and Test formats.
‘We were not a rich family’ Babar Azam in conversation with AB de Villiers ahead of T20 World Cup
Babar Azam is going to lead the Pakistan cricket team in the T20 World Cup Babar Azam (Image Credit- Twitter X) Before the start of T20 World Cup 2024, former South Africa cricket team captain AB de Villiers was seen having an excited conversation with Pakistan cricket team captain and legendary batsman Babar Azam. It is worth noting that this time Babar Azam is going to lead the Pakistan cricket team in the multi-nation tournament. So before this tournament, Pakistan team captain Babar Azam has made a big statement about his journey with the team and his cricket journey. Also, after the last World Cup 2023, Babar resigned from the captaincy, but once again he is ready to take charge of the Pakistan team. Babar Azam gave a big statement Let us tell you that while talking on AB de Villiers’ YouTube channel before the T20 World Cup, Babar Azam said- My family has played a big role in my cricket career, because when I started I did not have a lot of money. We were not a rich family. When I started playing cricket, I used to play state cricket and every Saturday night I used to play tape ball and tennis ball cricket. After that I told my father that I want to start professional cricket, so he said okay, let’s do it. But when I started professional cricket, it was very difficult. Babar further said- Right now I am just enjoying my game, and enjoying my game. I love playing cricket, and yes we are going for the T20 World Cup, and there are a lot of expectations from the team. The confidence is very high, and we have a good team and some good players. The team is very excited for the World Cup.
We are rich people, we should not go to poor countries to play league: Virender Sehwag
These days, Sehwag is seen doing commentary in the ongoing IPL. Virender Sehwag (Photo Source: Twitter) While former Indian cricket team opener Virender Sehwag was known for his explosive batting on the field, now after retirement, he continues to make headlines for his bold statements. So recently he has given such a statement, which has once again drawn the attention of the cricket world towards Sehwag. Let us tell you that Sehwag has said that we are rich and we should not go to any poor country to play another T20 league. Sehwag gave shocking statement regarding other T20 leagues Let us tell you that in a discussion with former Australian opener Adam Gilchrist on Club Prairie Fire podcast, a question was asked to Virender Sehwag. The question was ‘Do you see a time when Indian players will ever be able to go and play in other T20 leagues?’ So Sehwag has answered this question in a very bold manner. Sehwag said- No, we do not need, we are rich people. We don’t go to any poor country to play another T20 league. Apart from this, he said in this show that when he was dropped from the Indian cricket team, he got an offer from the BBL franchise, but Sehwag rejected that offer. Sehwag said about this incident- I still remember when I was dropped from the Indian team, I was playing IPL at that time, then I got an offer from BBL that I should participate in Big Bash. I said ok, how much money will I get, he said 1 lakh dollars. I said that I can spend this much money on my holidays. The bill for the night before that was only 1 lakh dollars.
