2024-07-07 09:13:21
New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned 42 today. The captain who made India world champion twice is getting birthday wishes from all over the world. He retired from international cricket on 15 August 2020. Everyone knows how skilled Dhoni is in his game on the cricket field, but he is a master of many things outside the field as well. Especially business. This is the reason why Dhoni is considered one of the richest sportsmen in India. According to a report, Dhoni’s total net worth is more than 1 thousand crores.
Apart from earning from cricket, Dhoni also has many big businesses. He has also invested in many big start-ups, which include clothing, hotels and sports management companies. So let’s know in which businesses Mahendra Singh Dhoni has invested and from where he earns money.
Reeti Sports Management Company
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a stake in a management company called Rhiti Sports. This sports management company manages many big and legendary players of the world. Former South African captain and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain in IPL, Faf du Plessis, Team India captain Rohit Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are clients of Rhiti Sports Management.
dhoni’s footwear brand
Apart from the sports management company, Dhoni launched his clothing and footwear brand Seven in the year 2016. Dhoni has full ownership of this company. Not only footwear, Dhoni has also invested in food and beverages. Dhoni has also invested in food and beverage start-up 7 In Brews. Apart from this, he has also launched a chocolate brand named Copter 7. This brand is inspired by his helicopter shot.
Dhoni’s fitness company
Dhoni is known all over the world as a fit cricketer. This is why he started a chain to promote fitness, which is also named Dhoni Sportsfit. There are more than 200 fitness chains open across the country.
Dhoni is the owner of a hockey team
All Dhoni fans know that before cricket, he used to do goalkeeping in football. Apart from cricket, he is also very interested in other sports. This is the reason why he has invested in hockey and football teams. Dhoni is the owner of the football team Chennaiyin FC of the Indian Super League. Not only this, he is also the co-owner of the hockey team Ranchi Rays.
Dhoni’s International School
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has started a school in Bangalore. The name of Dhoni’s school is ‘MS Dhoni Global School English Medium’. Dhoni’s school has been partnered with the giant software company Microsoft in which syllabus like programming is taught.
dhoni’s production house
Dhoni has also tried his hand in the film industry. Dhoni has started a production house named Dhoni Entertainment. He has invested in his production Let’s Get Married. This is a Tamil film. Recently the poster of this movie was launched.
Invested in food company
Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has invested in a startup named Shaka Harry. This company works to make plant-based protein. Apart from Dhoni, Manu Chandra is one of the investors in this startup named Shaka Harry.
Dhoni’s investment in a drone company
Dhoni has also invested in a technology company. The name of this company is Garuda Aerospace. There is no information about Dhoni’s investment in this company. Dhoni is also the brand ambassador of this company. The main work of this company is to make drones.
Dhoni is the owner of a hotel company
Apart from this, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is also the owner of a hotel company. There is a hotel named Mahi Residency in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. However, this is not a hotel chain. This is Dhoni’s only hotel which is in Ranchi.
What is Dhoni’s net worth?
Dhoni, who has invested in more than 10 businesses and startups, has a total net worth of around 1030 crores. Dhoni is currently a member of Chennai Super Kings. He currently gets a huge amount of 12 crores annually from this franchise. Apart from this, endorsement and prize money are separate. Dhoni charges 3.5 crores to 6 crores for a TV ad. In total, he advertises for a total of 54 different companies.
Dhoni also bought a luxurious house in Uttarakhand in the year 2011 which is worth around 18 crores. He also has a collection of sports cars and bikes worth crores. This is the reason why he is far ahead of many Indian cricketers in terms of net worth.
Dhoni’s cricketing career
The former captain of the Indian cricket team has led Team India to big titles like T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy under his captaincy. He made his debut for India in the year 2004. After this, he has played a total of 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20 International matches in his 16-year career. He has scored 4876 runs in Test cricket in which he has scored 6 centuries and 33 half-centuries.
He has scored 10733 runs in ODI cricket. Dhoni has also scored 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries in ODI cricket. He has 1617 runs to his name in T20 International.