velu Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 It's good times for Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. After leading India to their first overseas Test win at Lord's after 2011, Dhoni remains the country's most valuable athlete, according to Forbes magazine. Dhoni is the fifth most valuable sportsperson in the world, a list jointly headed by Roger Federer and Tiger Woods. 'Value' is attached depending on the quantum of money they have earned from fees and endorsements in a year. As per Forbes, Federer and Woods each earned $46 million each in 2013. Dhoni earned $21 million, two million less than tennis queen Maria Sharapova at No. 4. Basketball star LeBron James (27 million USD) and Phil Mickelson (25 million USD) are second and third, respectively. Soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are valued at 13 million USD each According to the ATP World Tour's website, Federer's name is so popular that it costs tournament organisers more than $1m just to get a starting guarantee from Federer's management. His 10-year contract with Nike is reportedly worth a total of $100m. Federer holds a record 17 Grand Slam tennis titles, while Woods has won 14 Major golf titles, second only to Jack Nicklaus's record 18. Here's the top 10 most-valuable athletes in the world: 1. Roger Federer (Tennis) and Tiger Woods (Golf): 46 million dollars each; 2. LeBron James (Basketball): 27 million dollars; 3. Phil Mickelson (Golf): 25 million dollars; 4. Maria Sharapova (Tennis): 23 million dollars; 5. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Cricket): 21 million dollars; 6. Usain Bolt (Track and Field): 20 million dollars; 7. Kobe Bryant (Basketball): 19 million dollars; 8. Li Na (Tennis): 15 million dollars; 9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Football): 13 million dollars; 10. Lionel Messi (Football): 13 million dollars. kaptain kewl ahead of messi and ronaldo .. and just behind OUR MARIA :icflove: http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/227292-india-captain-mahendra-singh-dhoni-5th-most-valuable-athlete-forbes?pfrom=home-cricket
Ram Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Remember, just 10 years ago, this guy was a boy from Jharkhand nobody knew. Not a bad career progression.
velu Posted July 24, 2014 Author Posted July 24, 2014 Velu making amends. just giving credit which is due :dontknow:
India-KXIP fan Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 kaptain kewl ahead of messi and ronaldo .. and just behind OUR MARIA :icflove: http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/227292-india-captain-mahendra-singh-dhoni-5th-most-valuable-athlete-forbes?pfrom=home-cricket lol no Mayweather is #1, C Ron #2, Messi #3, LeBron #4 :poink: /thread
BlueBee Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 kaptain kewl ahead of messi and ronaldo .. and just behind OUR MARIA :icflove: http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/227292-india-captain-mahendra-singh-dhoni-5th-most-valuable-athlete-forbes?pfrom=home-cricket :yay:
gattaca Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 when you sell your soul to devil valuable doesn't count.
maniac Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 So dhoni is one of he richest athletes fair enough,numbers don't lie.....but bigger question is why? Or the bigger question is how?
Laaloo Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 valuable for whom? his banks and srini mama and sakshi and ishant and jadeja and mohit sharma and mithun and raina
tothepoint Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 So dhoni is one of he richest athletes fair enough' date='numbers don't lie.....but bigger question is why? Or the bigger question is how?[/quote'] Mandatory CSR. Government babus cant differentiate between CSR and CSK and corrupt companies and captain corrupt takes advantage of that. Their is no other way one can explain these beyond absurd numbers for Dhoni.
velu Posted July 24, 2014 Author Posted July 24, 2014 Mandatory CSR. Government babus cant differentiate between CSR and CSK and corrupt companies and captain corrupt takes advantage of that. Their is no other way one can explain these beyond absurd numbers for Dhoni. saar .. accountable number is absurd mean , then what abt the unaccounted part ?? :giggle:
tothepoint Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 saar .. accountable number is absurd mean ' date=' then what abt the unaccounted part ?? :giggle:[/quote'] Dont think their is any unaccounted part with Dhoni. If at all I am sure he earns far less than those figures. Didnt you see how he was talking all the credit at Lords? In his insecurity, he even robbed Ishant of all people. Infact Dhoni gets far more credit than he deserves. On his instructions, his accountants must have mailed wrong figures to Forbes so as to prove his greatness.
velu Posted July 24, 2014 Author Posted July 24, 2014 Dont think their is any unaccounted part with Dhoni. If at all I am sure he earns far less than those figures. Didnt you see how he was talking all the credit at Lords? In his insecurity' date=' he even robbed Ishant of all people. Infact Dhoni gets far more credit than he deserves. On his instructions, his accountants must have mailed wrong figures to Forbes so as to prove his greatness.[/quote'] i played ko-ko in my scool days .. can you refer me to Forbes .. i would gladly send y details :--D
maniac Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 i played ko-ko in my scool days .. can you refer me to Forbes .. i would gladly send y details :--D Is a powerful industrialist with political influence the head of ko-ko federation? :giggle:
BeautifulGame Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Dont think their is any unaccounted part with Dhoni. If at all I am sure he earns far less than those figures. Didnt you see how he was talking all the credit at Lords? In his insecurity' date=' he even robbed Ishant of all people. Infact Dhoni gets far more credit than he deserves. On his instructions, his accountants must have mailed wrong figures to Forbes so as to prove his greatness.[/quote'] Yeah pay millions of rupees in taxes for Forbes publicity Awesome logic though :cantstop:
tothepoint Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 i played ko-ko in my scool days .. can you refer me to Forbes .. i would gladly send y details :--D In a Kho Kho team also there are 12 players, but only 9 players participates. No wonder you are fan of Dhoni. :giggle:
maniac Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Lol no one is debating msd being in the Forbes list....infact being in India,he might have some black money which puts him ahead of some of the others on the list :giggle: Anyway that was just an assumption. What people are questioning is does he deserve it or does he have the quality of some of the others on the list :cantstop:
Yoda-esque Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Lol no one is debating msd being in the Forbes list....infact being in India,he might have some black money which puts him ahead of some of the others on the list :giggle: Anyway that was just an assumption. What people are questioning is does he deserve it or does he have the quality of some of the others on the list :cantstop: I guess Rohit deserves Sofia Hayat
tothepoint Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Yeah pay millions of rupees in taxes for Forbes publicity Awesome logic though :cantstop: Indian tax laws have many loopholes. Someone earning 10 million units need not necessarily have to pay 3-4 millions in taxes. Despite being such a pathetic performer and hated by billions, How else can you explain Dhoni's earnings? :fishing:
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