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Cricket:Player’s earnings ‘ Dhoni 16th highest earning athlete’ The Times of India 2013/08/21

New Delhi: Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ranked 16th in the latest list, released by a business magazine, of highest-paid athletes with an earning of $31.5 million (around Rs.180 crore), placing him above the likes of Rafael Nadal and Usain Bolt. As per the latest list of highest-paid athletes in the world, the 31-year-old captain of the Indian cricket team earned $31.5 million between June 2012 and June 2013.

Dhoni has moved up 15 positions in this year’s list. He held the 31st rank last year. Sachin Tendulkar is the only other Indian who features in the list with a rank of 31st and total annual earning of $22 million (Rs.125 crore).

The list is topped by Tiger Woods, who made $78.1 million, last year followed by Roger Federer who earned $71.5 million and basketball player Kobe Bryant, whose earnings stood at $61.9 million. According to Forbes, Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova topped the list of highest-paid female athletes for the ninth straight year by earning $29 million between June 2012 and June 2013.

Serena Williams was second on the list with earnings of $20.5 million, followed by Chinese tennis player Li Na on $18.2 million. IANS