Richest Cricketer : Aryaman had said that he has started feeling more comfortable as a cricketer as people have started recognizing him for his skill. However, due to injuries and mental health challenges, he had to take an indefinite break from cricket in 2019, effectively ending his cricket career.
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Players like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli became a brand due to their achievements in cricket. All of them are counted as some of the greatest cricketers of their generation. Their earnings are in crores, but do you know that they are not the richest cricketers in the world. They are not even the richest in their country. Many cricketers are in the news these days after the IPL 2025 auction. There is also discussion about many such players who were not sold.
Rishabh Pant was sold for 27 crores and he became the most expensive cricketer in auction history. However, he is also not in the list of richest cricketers. At the top of this list is a player who took an indefinite break from cricket five years ago i.e. in 2019 citing mental health. After spending just a few years in cricket, this cricketer became anonymous and now he has emerged again as a business tycoon. We are talking about Aryaman Birla, son of industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, who has won the title of the richest cricketer in the world, leaving behind legends like Sachin, Dhoni and Virat.
Players like Sachin, Dhoni and Kohli have made their wealth from on-field talent and off-field product endorsements, while Aryaman’s wealth comes mainly from his role in the family business, Aditya Birla Group. His estimated net worth is Rs 70 thousand crores. At the same time, Virat Kohli’s net worth is estimated to be around Rs one thousand crores. Aryaman took an indefinite break in 2019 at the age of 22. He is currently 27 years old and is a successful businessman. However, even after five years, Aryaman has never made any statement about his retirement.
Richest Cricketer : Aryaman’s cricketing career
Born in Mumbai in July 1997, Aryaman started his cricket career in 2017. His first match was against Odisha, playing for Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy. He moved to Rewa in Madhya Pradesh to pursue a career in cricket. The headquarters of the cement unit of the Aditya Birla Group is located there. Aryaman shared an opening partnership of 72 runs in his very first innings, with Rajat Patidar scoring 123 runs. However, he himself scored 16 runs off 67 balls and six runs off 27 balls in both innings of that match. A year later he scored a brilliant unbeaten century at the iconic Eden Gardens.
Aryaman then forced Bengal to a draw by scoring an unbeaten 103 off 189 balls. His efforts also earned him an IPL contract with Rajasthan Royals in 2018. Aryaman had earned respect through his talent. However, due to injuries and mental health challenges, he had to take an indefinite break from cricket in 2019, which effectively ended his cricket career. He never played any IPL match. Rajasthan released him in 2019 itself. This indefinite break became his retirement.
What did Aryaman say about becoming a cricketer?
During his cricketing career, Aryaman had said that he started feeling more comfortable as a cricketer as people started recognizing him for his skill. He told ESPNcricinfo, ‘Performance is the best way to earn trust and respect. So when I started scoring runs, people started looking at me differently. When I first came to Madhya Pradesh, I was known more by my surname.
I kept hearing ‘Birla ka beta, Birla ka grandson’, but through my performance I changed perceptions. People started looking at me differently. This is my biggest achievement so far. Recently someone asked me that you are very simple. We did not even know that you are from the Birla family. This was a sign of change for me.’
Richest Cricketer : Announced to take indefinite break
While taking an indefinite break, Aryaman wrote on Instagram, ‘I feel trapped. I have pulled myself out of all crises so far, but now I feel the need to put my mental health and happiness above everything else. We all have our own journeys and I want to use this time to understand myself better, open my mind to new and diverse perspectives, and find purpose in my findings.’
Aryaman shone brightly in the corporate world
Since moving away from sports, Aryaman has flourished in the corporate world. In 2023, he was inducted as a director in Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited and holds key positions on the boards of Grasim Industries and Aditya Birla Management Corporation. His journey from cricket to business is an example of a seamless transition, balancing personal aspirations with family legacy.
Richest Cricketer : Net Worth of Sachin, Dhoni and Kohli
Talking about Tendulkar’s net worth, it is 170 million US dollars i.e. Rs 1439 crores, Dhoni’s net worth is 111 million US dollars i.e. Rs 939 crores and Kohli’s net worth is 140 million US dollars i.e. Rs 1439 crores.
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