Over all this years, the game of cricket has completely evolved in India. The traditional game of bat and ball that used to be boring has become one of the most entertaining sports around the world.
Anchors play an important role in an event and when it comes to any sport events, the responsibility gets bigger. However, we have some of the very talented and experienced anchors in India, who are not just fluent with their tongue but also have a great knowledge of the sport.
These anchors gets whopping salaries and are among the highest paid anchors across the world. Here, we bring you the highest paid anchors of India
- Ravi Shastri:
Ravi Shastri is the director of the IPL operations and one of the most famous faces on the television screens during the matches. Because of his name and fame, he gets more than 4 crore as the principal amount with a bonus of Rs.2 crores annually.
2. Sunil Gavaskar:
The former captain of Indian cricket team is known for his consistency and brilliance in batting. Sunil Gavaskar now does anchoring for many major cricket events.
3. Sanjay Manjrekar:
After retiring from professional cricket, Sanjay does anchoring in the IPL. He was getting a whopping salary of Rs. 30-35 lakhs until last year.
4. Shonali Nagrani :
Shonali was the first ever female host of Indian Premier League. She has been anchoring in the IPL since the very first season. She has even hosted many other successful sports events as well.
5. Gaurav Kapur:
Gaurav Kapoor is one of the most loved faces of IPL. Apart from anchoring sports events and IPL, he has been a part of many daily soaps as well. He was hosting a web series, ‘Breakfast with champions’ recently. The series was a talk show where he used to have some candid fun with the top cricketers of the world, including, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Michael Holding, Gary Kirsten, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh..and many more.
6. Shibani Dandekar:
Apart from anchoring in IPL, Shivani Dandekar is an actress, singer, model, and a VJ. She is a very popular face of television and has a huge fan following.
7. Archana Vijaya:
Archana Vijaya is a successful model and an anchor. She is a very popular face when it comes to anchoring during the matches.
8. Karishma Kotak:
The former Bigg Boss contestant, has hosted many events including IPL seasons. She has a huge fan following who love her for her good looks.
9. Rochelle Maria Rao:
Rochelle Rao is a very popular face of television now. She was a contestant of Bigg Boss show and after that she has appeared in many comedy shows on television. She has done anchoring for IPL in many seasons.
10. Mayanti Langer:
Mayanti has hosted many events and tournaments of sports, from FIFA world cup to commonwealth games. Manyati is one of the most successful female anchors of India. She is the wife of Indian cricketer Stuart Binny and is one of the most loved anchor.
Who is your favorite anchor among them?