Who is the richest Pakistani cricketer ever? He is not Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar or Javed Miandad

Pakistan cricket team has given many heroes over the years. From Javed Miandad to Imran Khan, from Wasim Akram to Waqar Younis, from Shahid Afridi and Inzamam-ul-Haq to the present Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi. Pakistan has been rich in talent with both bat and ball. Who can forget how the country’s former captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan inspired his soldiers to win the ODI World Cup in Australia in 1992. That too when no one gave him a chance. Pakistan may have won only one World Cup in ODIs so far, but they have been one of the highly competitive teams in the world.

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When it comes to comparison with Indian cricketers, Pakistanis are no less talented. If India has produced legendary batsmen like Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, then Pakistan has produced world-class bowlers. However, there is a huge pay gap between Indian and Pakistani cricketers. A report says that Pakistan’s captain and their star batsman Babar Azam earns 12 times less than what Virat Kohli earns. Not only this, despite PSL contract, international matches and PCB contract, many commercial signings, Babar is not the richest cricketer Pakistan has ever produced.

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Pakistan’s cricket player till date is not even like Shahid Afridi, Wasim Akram or Shoaib Akhtar. His lifetime earning is still less than the richest Pakistani cricketer, who is none other than former captain Imran Kham.

According to a report, Imran Khan is the richest cricketer in Pakistan with a net worth of USD 70 million, which is close to 10.9 billion Pakistani rupees. A report in blog.siasat.pk said, “He (Imran) has a net worth of US$70 million, making him the richest cricketer in Pakistan.”

The same report states that, as of June 2021, Babar Azam was not even in the top 10 list of richest Pakistani cricketers in the country’s cricket history. At number two is Shahid Afridi with assets of 7.3 billion Pakistani rupees and at number three is Shoaib Malik, husband of Sania Mirza, who earns 3.9 billion Pakistani rupees. The fourth name in this list is shocking. Mohammad Hafeez has an annual earning of PKR 3.6 billion while Azhar Ali has a net worth of PKR 2.3 billion and is at the fifth position.

This date was of 2021. Shaheen and Babar have become even more popular and favorite in the market in the last three years. His numbers have definitely increased and there is a high probability that he has made it to the top 10.