Do you know who is richest cricketer in India? Do you know the value of his assets is Rs 20,000 crores? When asked this question, the names of people like Sachin, Dhoni, Kohli come to mind. But these star players are not what you think. That cricketer’s name is Samarjeet Singh Ranjit Singh Gaikwad. He belongs to the royal family of Baroda.
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni‘s net worth of around Rs 1,000 cr pales in comparison to the net worth of this former cricketer Samarjeet Singh Ranjit Singh Gaikwad from Baroda.
Currently Samarjeet’ assets are worth Rs 20,000 Cr. Virat Kohli, who we all think is very rich, is worth 20 times more than Rs 1000 crores. Samarjeet previously played first class cricket . After that he also worked in Baroda Cricket Association. He represented the Baroda team in six Ranji matches between 1987-88.
Samarjeet, the son of Ranjeet Singh Pratap Singh Gaikwad, was born in 1967. He studied at Doon School in Dehradun and was the captain of the cricket team there. He also plays football and tennis. After his father’s death in the year 2012, Samarjeet became Maharaja. In the following year, he acquired a wealth of Rs 20 thousand crores.