2018 Forbes India Celebrity 100: The top sports stars who made it to the list

This year, 21 sports personalities made the cut for our annual flagship celebrity rich list

Published: Dec 5, 2018

Overall Rank: 5Mahendra Singh DhoniCategory: SportsAge: 37Earnings 2018: Rs 101.77 croreEarnings 201

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Overall Rank: 5
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Category: Sports
Age: 37
Earnings 2018: Rs 101.77 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 63.77 crore

Overall Rank: 9Sachin TendulkarCategory: SportsAge: 45Earnings 2018: Rs 80 croreEarnings 2017: Rs 82

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Overall Rank: 9
Sachin Tendulkar
Category: Sports
Age: 45
Earnings 2018: Rs 80 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 82.5 crore

Overall Rank: 20PV SindhuCategory: SportsAge: 23Earnings 2018: Rs 36.5 croreEarnings 2017: Rs 57.25

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Overall Rank: 20
PV Sindhu
Category: Sports
Age: 23
Earnings 2018: Rs 36.5 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 57.25 crore

Overall Rank: 23Rohit SharmaCategory: SportsAge: 31Earnings 2018: Rs 31.49 croreEarnings 2017: Rs 30

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Overall Rank: 23
Rohit Sharma
Category: Sports
Age: 31
Earnings 2018: Rs 31.49 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 30.82 crore

Overall Rank: 27Hardik PandyaCategory: SportsAge: 25Earnings 2018: Rs 28.46 croreEarnings 2017: Rs 3

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Overall Rank: 27
Hardik Pandya
Category: Sports
Age: 25
Earnings 2018: Rs 28.46 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 3.04 crore

Overall Rank: 44Ravichandran AshwinCategory: SportsAge: 32Earnings 2018: Rs 18.9 croreEarnings 2017:

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Overall Rank: 44
Ravichandran Ashwin
Category: Sports
Age: 32
Earnings 2018: Rs 18.9 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 34.67 crore

Overall Rank: 52Bhuvneshwar KumarCategory: SportsAge: 28Earnings 2018: Rs 17.26 croreEarnings 2017:

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Overall Rank: 52
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Category: Sports
Age: 28
Earnings 2018: Rs 17.26 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 2.53 crore

Earnings 2018: Rs 16.96 crore

Earnings 2017: - "> Overall Rank: 55Suresh RainaCategory: SportsAge: 32Earnings 2018: Rs 16.96 croreEarnings 2017: -

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Overall Rank: 55
Suresh Raina
Category: Sports
Age: 32

Earnings 2018: Rs 16.96 crore

Earnings 2017: -

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Overall Rank: 58
Saina Nehwal
Category: Sports
Age: 28
Earnings 2018: Rs 16.54 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 31 crore

Overall Rank: 59KL RahulCategory: SportsAge: 26Earnings 2018: Rs 16.48 croreEarnings 2017: Rs 4.04 c

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Overall Rank: 59
KL Rahul
Category: Sports
Age: 26
Earnings 2018: Rs 16.48 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 4.04 crore

Overall Rank: 60Jasprit BumrahCategory: SportsAge: 24Earnings 2018: Rs 16.42 croreEarnings 2017: -

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Overall Rank: 60
Jasprit Bumrah
Category: Sports
Age: 24
Earnings 2018: Rs 16.42 crore
Earnings 2017: -

Overall Rank: 62Shikhar DhawanCategory: SportsAge: 33Earnings 2018: Rs 16.26 croreEarnings 2017: Rs

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Overall Rank: 62
Shikhar Dhawan
Category: Sports
Age: 33
Earnings 2018: Rs 16.26 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 15.94 crore

Overall Rank: 68Ravindra JadejaCategory: SportsAge: 29Earnings 2018: Rs 15.39 croreEarnings 2017: Rs

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Overall Rank: 68
Ravindra Jadeja
Category: Sports
Age: 29
Earnings 2018: Rs 15.39 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 34.58 crore

Overall Rank: 77Manish PandeyCategory: SportsAge: 29Earnings 2018: Rs 13.08 croreEarnings 2017: -

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Overall Rank: 77
Manish Pandey
Category: Sports
Age: 29
Earnings 2018: Rs 13.08 crore
Earnings 2017: -

Overall Rank: 78Ajinkya RahaneCategory: SportsAge: 30Earnings 2018: Rs 12.02 croreEarnings 2017: Rs

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Overall Rank: 78
Ajinkya Rahane
Category: Sports
Age: 30
Earnings 2018: Rs 12.02 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 5.56 crore

Overall Rank: 81Anirban LahiriCategory: SportsAge: 31Earnings 2018: Rs 11.99 croreEarnings 2017: Rs

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Overall Rank: 81
Anirban Lahiri
Category: Sports
Age: 31
Earnings 2018: Rs 11.99 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 12.44 crore

Overall Rank: 87Srikanth KidambiCategory: SportsAge: 25Earnings 2018: Rs 10.5 croreEarnings 2017: Rs

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Overall Rank: 87
Srikanth Kidambi
Category: Sports
Age: 25
Earnings 2018: Rs 10.5 crore
Earnings 2017: Rs 6.13 crore

Overall Rank: 96Vijender SinghCategory: SportsAge: 33Earnings 2018: Rs 6.4 croreEarnings 2017: -

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Overall Rank: 96
Vijender Singh
Category: Sports
Age: 33
Earnings 2018: Rs 6.4 crore
Earnings 2017: -

Overall Rank: 98Shubhankar SharmaCategory: SportsAge: 22Earnings 2018: Rs 10.5 croreEarnings 2017: -

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Overall Rank: 98
Shubhankar Sharma
Category: Sports
Age: 22
Earnings 2018: Rs 10.5 crore
Earnings 2017: -

Overall Rank: 99Rohan BopannaCategory: SportsAge: 38Earnings 2018: Rs 3.27 croreEarnings 2017: -

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Overall Rank: 99
Rohan Bopanna
Category: Sports
Age: 38
Earnings 2018: Rs 3.27 crore
Earnings 2017: -

2018 Forbes India Celebrity 100: The top sports stars who made it to the list

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