Top 5 Expensive Cars In Indian Cricketers’ Garage: Indian cricketers are amongst the most highly paid athletes in the world. The modernisation of the game and boom of digital media has meant that the board gets bids of insane amounts of money from the broadcasters which they pay their highly rated players.
The high-profile Indian cricketers, who have a huge fan following, also receive lucrative endorsement deals from sponsors and brands. Someone like Virat Kohli, the former India skipper who is the most followed Indian celebrity on Instagram, charges around 7 crores for one Insta post for endorsing a brand.
This huge income of the cricketers has allowed them to buy the most luxurious cars and glitter their garage.
Here are the top 5 most expensive cars owned by Indian cricketers:
Virender Sehwag – Bentley Continental Flying Spur INR 3.74 Crore
Although Virender Sehwag is not known to be a huge fan of cars and bikes, he does have a luxurious car in his garage – Bentley Continental Flying Spur which reportedly cost the former India opener a whopping 3.74 crore!
This exorbitantly priced motor car takes just 5.2 seconds to reach the speed of 100 kmph and can reach a maximum speed of 183 kmph. It is not a surprise that Sehwag who used to score runs at a much faster rate than most openers has this superfast silver colour model beauty.
Yuvraj Singh and Hardik Pandya – Lamborghini INR 3.7 crore
Superstar India all-rounders Yuvraj Singh and Hardik Pandya both own an Orange Lamborghini that fans swooned over when they bring it out in the streets. This car has a 6.12 litres petrol engine. It can hit a lightning-fast speed in quick time – 0 to 100 in just 2.9 seconds – and can attain a maximum speed of 342 kmph!
Virat Kohli – Audi R8 V10 LMX INR 3 crore
One of the highest earners among sports stars in the world, former India captain Virat Kohli owns an opulent Audi R8 V10. This beast had cost him around INR 3 crore and is powered by a 5.7-litre V10 engine. It has a horsepower of 570 and a torque of 540 Nm. Kohli is the brand ambassador of Audi India.
Sachin Tendulkar – BMW i8 INR 2.62 crore
Despite retiring in 2013, legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is still the richest cricketer in the world, courtesy of his huge brand endorsement deals with world-renowned companies.
The most expensive car in Tendulkar’s garage is a BMW i8. He is the brand ambassador for BMW India. The car comes with a 1.5-litre cylinder petrol engine and an electric motor which generates a horsepower of 357 and 570 Nm torque. Apart from this car, Sachin also owns multiple BMWs.
MS Dhoni – Porsche 911 INR 2.5 crore
The only captain to win all three ICC limited-overs trophies – T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy – is MS Dhoni, whose love and passion for cars and bikes is well-documented.
In MS Dhoni’s very populated garage sits a dreamy Porsche 911 that the CSK skipper bought for INR 2.5 crore. The yellow colour beauty is sometimes seen on the roads of Ranchi, but could evade your eyes quickly as this car can go from 0 to 100 in less than 5 seconds.
