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5 Apr 2011
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Although the cricket World Cup is now over, money and rewards for the winning Indian cricket players have only just started to pour in.
Here is what the top 3 cricketers are getting in rewards:
(Source: WSJ)
1. M.S. Dhoni
- $920,000 total cash prizes from International Cricket Council, Board of Control for Cricket in India, Delhi government, and the Tamil Nadu government.
- Residential plot in Bangalore from the Karnataka government,
- A house or land in the hill town of Musoorie from the Uttarakhand government.
- Hyundai Verna worth at least $16,000 from Hyundai Motor Co..
Uttarakhand’s chief minister said a sports stadium will be built and named after Dhoni.
- Jharkhand’s chief minister said that a piece of land would be allotted to Dhoni to build a cricket academy and school.
- He will also be given an honorary doctorate even though he has not completed his graduation.
- Karnataka’s chief minister said he will name a road in Bangalore after Dhoni.
2. Sachin Tendulkar
- $693,000 total cash prizes from ICC, BCCI, Maharashtra government, Tamil Nadu govt.
- Residential plot in Bangalore, plus either a house or land in the hill town of Musoorie.
- A Hyundai Verna worth at least $16,000.
3. Yuvraj Singh
- $468,000 total cash prizes from ICC, BCCI, Punjab government and Tamil Nadu govt.
- Residential plot in Bangalore.
- Audi worth at least $72,000, plus Hyundai Verna worth at least $16,000



