Cricket being the most famous sport, and BCCI being the wealthiest cricket board has a lot of effects on the earning of cricketers, especially Indians. Cricketers earn a massive salary and get considerable revenue from endorsements and brands. It leaves them with plenty of wealth to become entrepreneurs or invest their money. Here is the list of Cricketers who have their brands:

1. Virat Kohli         

Besides inspiring the youth and being the most famous cricketer, Virat also has entrepreneurial qualities and expertise. He has well planned his future by investing in several brands and start-ups. Wrogn is a clothing brand primarily designing graphic T-Shirts, shirts, denim jeans, and jackets. It got founded by Anjana Reddy, Universal Sportsbiz Pvt Ltd. He also owns a luxurious dining place, Nueva in Delhi, opened in 2017. His other ventures include Sports Convo, FC Goa, Chisel Gyms, UAE Royals, Bengaluru Yodhas, One8 x Puma, StepAthlon Kids, and One8 Commune.

2. M.S Dhoni       

Dhoni is not far behind in the leadership and business industry; he owns a lifestyle brand that manufactures and markets casual and sportswear clothing and footwear known as Seven. This cricket star is also the co-owner of the Indian Super League side Chennaiyin FC. The Rhiti Group, Sports Fit World, and Khatabook are his ventures. He is the ambassador and equity partner of Home Lane. Dhoni personally spends his time and money developing an organic farm in Ranchi.

3. Chris Gayle         

Gayle has opened a popular sports bar called Triple Three (333) and a restaurant in Jamaica. He is also the global ambassador of Attitude.com, an alternative fashion brand. Chris also bought a stake in FlippAR and invested in tech such as IONA, a gaming entertainment venture.

4. Sachin Tendulkar 

Sachin, the cricket sensation and legend, started his entrepreneurial journey by opening a restaurant in Mumbai in 2002, which unfortunately shut down in 2007 for its lack of success. Apart from being the brand ambassador, Sachin has a 7.5 percent stake in the UAE-based travel portal known as Musafir. Smash Sports, True Blue, SRT, and sports franchises are some brands Sachin is associated with.

5. Mahela Jayawardene     

The former Sri Lanka cricket team captain partner Kumar Sangakkara shared his love for food through a restaurant known as the Ministry of Crab in Colombo. This venture received such massive success that they later decided to open a franchise in India.

6. Zaheer Khan

Zaheer is another cricketer who owns a restaurant, opened in 2005 known as Zaheer Khan'sKhan's, which serves exotic food. It started as a fine dining place but later turned into a sports lounge. He is also the founder of Pro Sport Fitness, a fitness club that provides training, injury management, nutritional counseling, and physiotherapy located in Mumbai.

7. Sourav Ganguly

Sourav was born into one of the wealthiest families in Calcutta, and business qualities run in his blood. However, his first venture, a restaurant called ''Sourav''- The Food Pavilion,'' wasn't successful. He then invested in Flick'sFlick's tree Street digital start-up, which customizes content from various free websites. ISL side ATK is also co-owned by Sourav.

8. Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble co-founded TENVIC Sports with international table tennis player Vasanth Bharadwaj in 2010. The firm's goal revolved around assisting children to stand out in a sport of their choice. It also provides training and mentoring to business and sports persons to improve their brand image. Anils'sAnils's brand has clientele such as Delhi Public School, IBM, Weber Shandwick, HP, Pepsi, Pearson, and Accenture.

9. Gary Kirsten

Gary is more famously known as the former coach of the Indian Cricket Team rather than the former South African cricket player. He is the co-owner of Performance Zone, a brand that works with individuals or teams in business and sport to bring out their best performance. Kristen also collaborated with Cape Africa Tours, named after the player himself, Gary Kirsten Travel, and Tours.

10. Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil launched India'sIndia first sports marketing agency, named Professional Management Group (PMG), in 1985. The company has managed to keep up with trends and is still functioning fully. He also co-owns Mumbai Masters, a Mumbai franchise in the Indian Badminton League.