Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Net worth: $120 million (in 2017 as per Forbes)

Everyone cricket lovers have got to know the story of India’s most successful skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. his annual earnings come from various business ventures apart from promoting product in telly. Reports suggest that close to forty percent of his revenues through his various business investments.

Ranchi Rays

As said earlier, Dhoni is a multi – faceted sporting personality and has interests in almost all sports. So, when the opportunity to invest and promote hockey through his hometown Ranchi, Dhoni did not had any second thoughts and quickly bought stakes in the Hockey India League franchise Ranchi Rays.

Chennaiyin FC

“Acha goal keeping karta hai, Cricket khelega,” the famous dialogue from the biopic simply tells the Football and not cricket as Dhoni first choice of sports. Fate had different ideas and he later on chose cricket over football after excelling it bu the craze for the game has always been there in him. In 2014, When the ambitious Indian Super league was announced, Dhoni got the opportunity to get himself associated with his favorite sports – Football.

Mahi Racing India

Dhoni’s love for hot wheels is public knowledge. Fuelling this passion, he launched his very own racing team branded MSD R-N Racing Team India, later rebranded as Mahi Racing, back in July 2012. The team was then soon to compete in the FIM Supersport World Championship. Dhoni roped in the efforts of actor Nagarjuna Akkineni in the management of the team, with Akkineni later functioning as the Director of the team.

SportsFit

Being a leading sportsman and shouldering the pressure of a thousand watchful eyes, Dhoni understands the importance of fitness in the world of sports. To this end, he launched a fitness centre SportsFit with his business manager Arun Pandey in 2012. The company aims to establish a series of 200 gyms across the country in the next five years through an investment of Rs 2,000 crore in the venture. The company had planned its expansion through a franchising model through the five years following its inception. Dhoni reportedly handpicked all the equipment and shortlisted the trainers, of the 25,000 sq. foot Gurgaon gym of the Company. M.S. Dhoni’s visionary sportsmanship and all his sports-related activities have made him one of the most respected men in the field.

MS Dhoni as Entrepreneur

Rhiti MSD Alamode Private Limited was founded in April 2012, and is into image processing. This company is a part of the Rhiti Group which is a sports management firm and Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Pragyan Ojha, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Faf du Plessis are some of the star names that it manages. The company is owned by Dhoni’s close friends Arun Pandey and Sanjay Pandey. In fact, Dhoni recently faced a controversy owing to the conflict of interest due to him owning a 15% share in Rhiti Sports Management. With him being the Captain and member of the selection panel, there were chances that he would favor these players’ selection in the team. Currently Sakshi serves as a Director in the company.

Amrapali Mahi Developers Private Limited is a 5 years old joint venture between the real estate Amrapali Group and its brand ambassador Mahendra Singh Dhoni. His wife, Sakshi, is a Director in the company along with Anil Kumar Sharma, the CMD of the real estate giant Amrapali Group.

Winning Ways Dhoni Foundation, which was incorporated recently in March 2016, is Dhoni’s charitable foundation and is based out of Ranchi. The charity focuses to benefit the service men and women of the armed forces.

Optimum Vigilance Solutions Private Limited, which as the name suggests, is into security, CCTV and biometric systems. Sakshi and Dhoni’s sister Jayanti Gupta serve as Directors in the company. Sanjay Pandey who is the third director is a close friend of Dhoni. The company is based out of Delhi.

J G Enterprises has Sakshi , Jayanti and his brother-in-law Gautam Gupta as the Directors and is into real estate. The company is based out of Ranchi and was formed in 2014.

Honorary awards and appreciations

• ICC ODI Player of the Year : 2008, 2009
• ICC World ODI XI: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• ICC World Test XI: 2009, 2010, 2013
• LG People's Choice Award : 2013
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honor given for achievement in sports, 2007–08.
• Honorary doctorate degree by De Montfort University in August 2011.