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Old August 20, 2013, 08:34 AM
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Default Dhoni beats all cricketers,nadal,djokoovic,bolt,f1 stars in earning

As per the
latest Forbes
list of
highest-paid
athletes in the world,
Dhoni earned $31.5
million between June
2012 and June 2013. (TOI
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NEW DELHI: Indian cricket
team captain Mahendra
Singh Dhoni has been
ranked 16th in the latest
Forbes list 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 Forbes
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.
The list places Dhoni
above F1 racer Fernando
Alonso, who is ranked
19th, Lewis Hamilton at
26th place, Novak
Djokovic at 28th place,
Rafael Nadal at 30th spot
and Usain Bolt at 40th
rank.
The calculation is based
upon the earnings
estimates which includes
salaries, bonuses and
prize money from both
club and national teams,
as well as endorsement
income.
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 sportsman
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
golfer Tiger Woods, who
made $78.1 million, last
year followed by tennis
player 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.
American Serena Williams
was second on the list
with earnings of $20.5
million, followed by
Chinese tennis player Li
Na on $18.2 million and
Belarusian Victoria
Azarenka on $15.7
million.

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