Who is Richest Cricketer in the World: Cricket is not only popular as a sport in India but it is also counted among the best career option. Indian cricket players in the country are earning big money through national team contracts, IPL franchises and advertisements. While many cricketers come from middle class and lower-middle class families, many already have a lot of money. But after becoming successful in cricket, all the cricketers make a lot of money. Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar are many such names who along with their success on the cricket pitch, also made huge wealth. But none of them is the richest cricketer in the world. Yes, the world's richest cricketer has recently announced his retirement. We are talking about Aryaman Birla, heir of Aditya Birla Group, whose net worth is around Rs 70,000 crore.
Billionaire cricketer Aryaman Birla
Aryaman Birla is the son of Kumar Mangalam Birla, a billionaire Indian businessman and chairman of Aditya Birla Group, one of the country's largest business empires. Despite not having a very successful career in professional cricket, Aryaman has immense wealth from his family business empire. Due to his family legacy and money, he is the richest cricket player in the world. His net worth is many times more than that of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, who are counted among the richest players in the country.
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In the year 2023, Aryaman started working as a director in Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) of Aditya Birla Group. Apart from this, Aryaman also holds the post of Director in Aditya Birla Management Corporation and Grasim Industries. Aryaman's role in the family business is very important and the entire credit for his net worth goes to the family business. According to the information, the net worth of Aryaman Birla is around Rs 70,000 crore.
Aryaman Birla decided the journey from cricket to business
Aryaman Birla, who grew up in Mumbai, has known and understood the business world closely since the beginning. However, since childhood, his desire was to establish himself as a big name in the world of cricket. To pursue a cricket career, Aditya settled in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, which is the headquarters of the cement division of Aditya Birla Group. Here Aryaman made his way through the junior cricket circuit of Madhya Pradesh and finally in November 2017, he got a chance to play for Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy.
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Although Aryaman's cricket debut was not very memorable, but in the year 2018, he showed his talent in the match against Bengal at the Eden Garden ground and scored 103 runs in 189 balls. After this, his performance attracted everyone's attention and he was bought by Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction. But Aryaman spent two years without playing any match for the team.
After getting injured in 2019, Aryaman took a break from cricket and decided to focus on his mental health. And after this, in a way, his cricket career came to an end because after this break he never returned to the field and started focusing on the family business.
Aryaman Birla and other rich players
Aryaman Birli has the highest net worth in the world of cricket. But let us tell you about some other cricketers coming from royal background.
Samarjitsingh Ranjitsingh Gaekwad is a former cricketer and also has connections with the monarchy. According to the information, Samarjeet Singh's net worth is around Rs 20,000 crore. Talking about his wealth, it is due to business ventures and the royal family.
Apart from this, another former cricketer Ajay Jadeja also has connections with the royal family. His net worth is around Rs 1450 crore. Talking about Jadeja's wealth, both cricket and business have a part in it.
But due to Aryaman Birla's empire of Rs 70,000 crore, he is the richest cricketer in the world.
Father Kumar Mangalam Birla has the biggest role in Aryaman's wealth.
Aryaman Birla's father Kumar Mangalam Birla is one of the richest man in India. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairperson of Aditya Birla Group, has taken the group to new heights. Aditya Birla Group does business in sectors like metal, cement, telecommunications and financial services. According to Forbes, Kumar Mangalam Birla is currently the eighth richest person in India and his wealth is $24.8 billion (more than Rs 2 lakh crore).
Due to Aditya Birla Group, Aryaman Birla has a net worth of thousands of crores and he has been able to become the richest cricketer in the world in a short career.
The story of Aryaman Birla is different from that of other cricketers. Most of the cricket players have made their wealth through sports whereas Aryaman has inherited wealth worth thousands of crores. Even though his cricket career was short, due to his entry into the corporate world, he has become one of the leading businessmen and is counted among the most successful cricketers.
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