Women’s cricket is constantly getting more and more viewers around the world. In the cricket-obsessed country, India, the women team is also getting attention, not like the men’s team, but the changes are surely visible in the audience.
Recently, the Indian team reached the maiden finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020. However, they could not win the marquee clash against Australia, who went up to clinch the trophy for the fifth time.
Although the tournament for India ended on a bad note, they were recognized for their achievements by fans on social media.
As India’s women team is getting recognized, the popularity of women players is also increasing which has automatically raised their income. We all know the income of the men’s team but here we have discussed the top 5 highest earning India women cricketers.
Top 5 Indian Women Cricketers With Highest Earnings:
5. Jhulan Goswami:
Jhulan Goswami has a big contribution in taking the Indian women’s cricket team to great heights.
The ex-captain is the highest wicket-taker in women’s One Day International with 225 wickets. Goswami was on top of the ICC Women’s ODI bowling rankings for multiple times. In August 2018, she announced her retirement from WT20Is.
Goswami has played 182 ODIs scoring 1076 runs with taking 225 wickets. In 68 T20Is, she scored 405 runs and picked 56 wickets. She has also played 10 Test matches. Currently, she plays only the ODI format for the Indian Women’s national cricket team.
She has been awarded Grade B contract for the 2019-20 season by the BCCI and according to it, Goswami earns Rs 30 lakhs.