The current annual salary of Ravi Shastri, the coach of the Indian cricket team is $1.17 million (USD) or Rs 7.6 crore, according to a.
This makes Team India head coach Ravi Shastri, world’s highest-earning cricket coach.
The figures reveal Shastri has superseded skipper Virat Kohli who draws a salary of $1 million or Rs 6.5 crore*.
While Shastri is world’s highest-earning cricket coach, Kohli ranks at number three compared with international cricket team captains.
Australia’s Steve Smith and England’s Joe Root earn approximately Rs 9.6 crore and Rs 9 crore respectively, the magazine revealed.
Australian coach Darren Lehmann ranked second on the list of cricket coaches with earnings close to $0.55 million.
Source: Cricket Monthly
“Ravi Shastri, at $1.17 million per year, is the world’s best-paid coach, and on his salary alone, he earns less only than what the top player from Australia, England and India earns in a year. (Shastri, like all coaches, does not earn match fees.)
“By contrast, Australia and England pay their coach around half of what their top player earns as a basic salary,” the concludes.
*The figures are based on international cricket, and do not take into account player earnings from T20 leagues, other domestic engagements or endorsements.
