Ajay Jadeja Net Worth: Till a few days ago, Virat Kohli was called the richest Indian cricketer, but former cricketer Ajay Jadeja has become the richest cricket player of the country overnight. It has been claimed in many media reports that Ajay Jadeja’s net worth is equal to Rs 1,450 crore. Recently Maharaja Jamsaheb of Nawanagar had declared him as his heir.
If we go into a little history, Jamnagar and cricket have an old relationship. For example, the names of Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy are inspired by KS Ranjitsinhji and KS Dilipsinhji respectively. Both of them belonged to Jamnagar and Ajay Jadeja is also related to them. Jadeja’s father Daulatsinhji was an MP from Jamnagar seat. Talking about Jamnagar, Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba Jadeja is currently the MLA from this assembly seat.
Virat Kohli’s net worth is estimated to be Rs 1,090 crore in the year 2024. On the other hand, Ajay Jadeja’s total wealth has now become Rs 1,450 crore. MS Dhoni’s name also comes in this list, because his net worth is also more than one thousand crores.
Ajay Jadeja’s cricket career
Ajay Jadeja was an integral part of the Indian team in the 1990s. He played 196 ODI matches representing Team India, in which he scored 5,359 runs at an average of 37.47. He also scored 6 centuries and 30 half-centuries in ODI cricket. During this period he also played 3 World Cups for India. Jadeja also played 15 Test matches for India, in which he scored 576 runs and his highest score in Test cricket was 96 runs. Ajay Jadeja was also considered one of the best fielders of his era. Let us remind you that Afghanistan had performed very well in the 2023 ODI World Cup and the mentor of that team was Ajay Jadeja.
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