The Covid-19 pandemic, has brought the entire world to its knees. All are locked inside their homes, from the most influential people to the commoners. The India government has also set up a Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) and Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) in every state to upgrade healthcare facilities and provide more medical equipment to treat the patients. Contributions come from everywhere, the former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni is one of the sports stars who donated to these funds.
Dhoni had donated a total of Rs 1 lakh to Pune’s Mukul Madhav Foundation, which raised money via the Ketto crowdfunding website to feed 100 families, according to an Economic Times report. Twitter was swift to slam Dhoni’s contribution for being too small.
MS Dhoni’s wife Sakshi Dhoni took it to Twitter following the trolling, she is criticizing the media for carrying fake news. Though what she was referring to as fake news is not clear.
But all of this has given Twitter an opportunity to discuss MS Dhoni’s net worth. His total net worth is reported to be between Rs 750 and 800 crores, according to multiple sources. So let’s take a look on some of his income sources that help him keep the figure.
1. Sporting Teams
There are many prominent sportsmen who own a number of sports teams. And, for former captain cool the situation is no different either. The man who has been training in his teenage to be a football goalkeeper still has a strong affinity for the game. He owns a part of the Indian Super League team, the Chennaiyin FC. Dhoni also appears to carry his passion for fast motor vehicles to his investment too. A squad in the Supersport World Championship – Mahi Racing Team India is also owned by the fast car aficionado. He owns the squad in collaboration with actor Akkineni Nagarjuna. Besides that, Dhoni owns a hockey team as well. This time, he holds shares in Ranchi Ray, a hockey club based in his hometown, Ranchi.
2.Brands
MS Dhoni was asked to be the brand ambassador of Seven, an apparel brand, which began back in 2016. Dhoni did them and himself a favor by taking over the ownership of their range of footwear. Another, lesser-known Dhoni-owned company is a gym, called SportsFit World Pvt Ltd. Although you’ll rarely see any branding around his magnanimous title, he owns more than 200 gyms across the country.
3.Hospitality industry
MS Dhoni tapped into the hospitality industry as well. The former Indian skipper owns a hotel called Hotel Mahi Residency, in Jharkhand. This property is a lone company, and has no other branches in both business and structure wise.
4.Endorsements
While we are on it, let’s shed some light on its endless endorsements. Net worth of Dhoni is only scaling by the day and ads are a major contributor. Dhoni has endorsed Pepsi, Star, GoDaddy, Bose, Snickers, Videocon, Boost, Orient Electric, NetMeds and many more.
