Cricketers get a lot of money from the game. However, there are some cricketers who are also involved in many other business investments. Business investments of cricketers include not only retired cricketers, but also some current cricketers.
Some Investments Made By Indian Cricketers
Sachin Tendulkar
Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar is called the God of cricket. His name has countless records in cricket. Aside from cricket, Sachin has also tried his hand at business. Sachin Tendulkar has invested in many companies.
- Musafir.com
- Smaaash Entertainment
Sachin Tendulkar has a 7.5% stake in the United Arab Emirates-based travel company Musafir.com. He also owns an 18 percent stake in sports firm Smaaash Entertainment. Sachin is also a co-owner of the Indian Super League Kerala Blasters club. Not only this, Sachin Tendulkar has also invested in many other startup companies.
Virat Kohli
Indian captain Virat Kohli is the best batsman in modern cricket. He is slowly breaking the records of Sachin Tendulkar. Aside from cricket, Virat has also tried his hand at business.
- Digit Insurance
- Sport Convo
- Chisel
- Zeeva
- Universal Sportsbiz
Virat has assets worth Rs 400 crores, and his wealth is growing rapidly. Apart from this, Kohli owns the Wrogn fashion brand. Kohli is also a partner at Digit Insurance, it has many branches in the country. Not only this, he also has a stake in Sport Convo, a social media startup.
MS Dhoni
One of India’s most successful captains, MS Dhoni has invested in several companies. Like Kohli, Dhoni has also opened a gym center named Sports Fit.
- Khatabook
- Cars24
Recently, Cars24 has announced a strategic partnership with Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni will get equity in Cars 24 and will act as the company’s brand ambassador. He also bought a stake in the Khatabook mobile app.
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Sourav Ganguly
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has also invested in several companies separately. Sourav Ganguly first started a restaurant called ‘Sourav’s The Food Pavilion’, though he did not get much success in it. He then invested in a digital start-up called Flickstree. Not only this, Sourav Ganguly is also the co-owner of the ATK team in the Indian Super League.
- FlickStree
- Classplus
Harsha Bhogle
The voice of cricket, Harsha Bhogle invested in 2019 in a finance marketplace based startup called ChqBooK. This is a machine learning-based venture
Few other cricketers and their investments
