Sanjay Manjrekar, the former Indian cricketer turned commentator had called Ravindra Jadeja a bits and pieces player last year. This seemed to have irked the ace Indian all-rounder Jadeja. Ravindra Jadeja answered him in style by scoring a magnificent 77 off 59 balls against New Zealand in the 2019 world cup semi-final. There has been no looking back for Jadeja since then. He is a dependable bowler, solid batsman, and a gun fielder. He is a quintessential 3-D player. Jadeja is an asset for any team he plays.
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Ravichandran Ashwin is the joint-fastest bowler to pick 350 test wickets in 66 test matches. He was the ICC cricketer of the year in 2016. Ashwin was even ranked as the number 1 test all-rounder until a couple of years back. India’s rise to number 1 in test rankings has largely been to the stellar performance of Ashwin. He and Jadeja have been an unstoppable force in the longer format of the game. Ashwin is also known to have a thinking cricketing brain which keeps him ahead of his oppositions.
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The net worth of these two-star spinners:
The net worth of Ravindra Jadeja is ₹45-55 Crores ($7-8 Million) approximately. If we compare his net worth with 2012, Jadeja has witnessed a 750% growth in his net worth. It is estimated that his income will grow by (₹14 Crores) $2 Million in the next 2 years.
Ashwin’s net worth on the other hand is estimated to be ₹110 crores $15 million). He is one of the highest-paid cricketers in the world and the Indian team.
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BCCI and IPL Salary:
Ravindra Jadeja draws an annual salary of ₹5 crores from BCCI. He is one of the few cricketers who has been awarded an A grade contract from the BCCI. Jadeja was one of the 3 players to have been retained by Chennai Super Kings during the IPL auction in 2018. His IPL contract helps him fetch a cool ₹7 crores salary annually.
Ashwin too fetches a cool compensation of ₹5 crores from the parent body of Indian cricket, BCCI. He is among the select cricketers to be awarded an A grade contract. Ashwin was bought by Kings XI Punjab for a whopping ₹7.6 crores in IPL auctions of 2018 but was later traded to Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020.
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Endorsement deals:
Ravindra Jadeja was made the Brand Ambassador of Baja Almond Oil in 2019. He was also anointed as the brand ambassador of Mahesh Bhupathi’s Sports brand ‘Zeven’ in 2016. Jadeja has also endorsed Life OK, Gujarat Tourism, Incredible India, Reliance Jio, Asian Paints, and Castrol.
Ashwin’s earnings also come from several brands and endorsement deals like the ones with Johnson’s Baby, Castrol, Vodafone, Complan, GRT Jewellers, Gillette, LYF mobile, HDFC Life.
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