Badminton
Three richest sportspersons in India other than cricketers
Here are the three sportspeople who are rich barring cricketers in India
India is a land of sports and people are crazy about cricket. Every street in the subcontinent nation is filled with stumps and balls. However, there are other sportsmen and sportswomen who have become the richest.
Although cricket is the most worshipped sport in India, there are people from other sports who have become rich in this great country. This proves that the country has fans for other sports and people can pursue a career in whatever sport they wish to. We have handpicked a few players who are rich barring cricketers:
1) Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal (Image Source: Twitter)Saina Nehwal is yet another badminton great in India. Prior to the arrival of PV Sindhu, the Indian star was ruling the badminton world with her fast hands and tremendous skills. The 32-year-old is still making India proud in many international tournaments.
With a net worth of $ 5 million, she stands on the list of richest sportspersons in India alongside PV Sindhu. The 32-year-old might look to climb up the ladder in both sports and financial aspects.
2) PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu (Image Source: Twitter)
PV Sindhu is one of the legends of the badminton game in India. The youngster has already made India proud in her career and the entire nation gets goosebumps when they take her name.
With a net worth of $10 million, she is one of the richest sportspeople in India right now barring cricketers. The 27-year-old won the silver medal in the 2016 Olympics and bronze in the 2020 Olympics respectively.
3) Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza (Image Source: Twitter)
Sania Mirza is India’s favorite tennis player ever. The Indian pride has made India proud on many occasions and her stature is such that every aspiring player idolizes her. With exceptional skills and a versatile style of gameplay, she won hearts on and off the field as well.
With a net worth of $25 million, she set an inspiration for the rest of the female athletes in India. Albeit she is slowly walking away from the sport, her net worth will keep increasing in the days to come.
