Cricket the game is a sport played between two terms of eleven. It is a viral game, and watched by billions of fans. This fondness of cricket makes this sport very popular, and this popularity directly makes it a vibrant sport. People want to watch their favorite cricketer playing without worrying about the price of a ticket. It increases the worth of a cricketer because the audience wants to see them as much as possible, whether it is a match, or advertisement, or some event.
Here is a count of the top 10 lavish cricketers, from the West Indies who are making it big in terms of money
1. Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle is one of the most prominent cricketers, the west indies have ever produced. Hence, he is one of the richest cricketers in his country. In fact, with a net worth of about $25 million. Also Chris Gayle has contracts worth about $100000 each for his franchises in the Pakistan Super League, Afghanistan Premier League, and Global T20.Also Chris Gayle endorses many brands such as Attitude.com and spartan sports in his life.
2. Brian Lara
Brian Lara has an incredible net worth of INR 415 crore. He is known as one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Lara’s batting style and bat swing are something that every youngster desires. He holds several records, especially in Test Cricket. He was selected as batting coach and strategic advisor of IPL Franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2021. Also Brian has done a good number of brand endorsements, and he is also the ambassador of Chittagong Kings.
3. Daren Sammy
Daren Julius Garvey Sammy is a Saint Lucian cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies. Daren is a two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain. On making his One-Day International debut against Bangladesh in 2004, Sammy became the first person from the island of St Lucia to play international cricket. The West Indies Test and T20 captain Darren Sammy have signed a personal endorsement deal with German car giant BMW.
4. Andre Russell
Andre Dwayne Russell is a Jamaican professional cricketer who plays internationally for the West Indies and Jamaica in West Indian domestic cricket as an all-rounder. He has played in more than 300 T20 matches for various sides in leagues worldwide. Andre Russell has endorsed the following brands in his cricketing career, such as Wolf777, FanCraze, Puma India, Sareen Sports, etc.
5. Sunil Narine
Sunil Philip Narine is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays internationally for the west indies. Sunil made his One-Day International debut in December 2011 and his Test match debut in July 2012. He is also an off-spin bowler, and he is also a left-handed batsman. Sunil Narine endorsed the mystery spin bowler and became the face of FairPlay-India’s first live casino. The Atlantic sports, The Insignia sports.
6. Sir Viv Richards
Sir Issac Vivian Alexander Richards is a retired Antiguan cricketer representing the West Indies cricket team between 1974 and 1991. Richards is consider as one of the most incredible batters of all time. Richard made his test debut in 1974 against India along with Gordan Greenidge. In his test career, he scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches on an average of 50.23. Sir Viv Richards endorses the Island Cup Open 2021.
7. Malcolm Marshall
Malcolm Denzil Marshall was a Barbadian Cricketer. Marshall is a fast bowler, and Marshall is consider as one of the greatest and most accomplished fast bowlers of the modern era in Test cricket. Marshall made his test debut on 15 Dec. 1978 against India.
8. Roston Chase
Roston Lamar Chase is a Barbadian cricketer who plays for the West Indies and Barbados. A batting all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler. In July 2017, he was named cricketer of the year and Test Cricketer of the year by the West Indies Players’ Association. His primary source of income is Brand Endorsement and playing cricket.
9. S Chanderpaul
Shivnarine “shiv” Chanderpaul is a former Guyanese cricketer and West Indian international cricketer, and captain of the west indies cricket team. He is one of the most incredible batters of his era, Chanderpaul is the first Indo-Caribbean to play 100 Tests for the West Indies. He was asked not to use branded anti-glare patches according to the ICC guidelines for endorsements and commercials.
10. Clive Lloyd’s
Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE AO is a Guyanese-British former cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team. As a boy, he went to Chatham High School in Georgetown. At 14, he was captain of his school cricket team in the Chin Cup inter-school competition.
Cricket West Indies congratulates Sir Clive Lloyd on his knighthood. That is a big statement, and a significant endorsement.
