Ajay Jadeja surpasses Virat Kohli and becomes owner of property worth crores overnight!

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Richest Cricketer in the World: Virat Kohli used to be the richest cricketer in the world till a few days ago. Now Ajay Jadeja has achieved this title.

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 cricketer in the country overnight. Many media reports have claimed that Ajay Jadeja's total wealth is equal to Rs 1,450 crore. He was recently declared the heir by Maharaja Jamsaheb of Nawanagar.

If we go into history, Jamnagar and cricket have a long association. For example, the names Ranji Trophy and Dilip Trophy are inspired by KS Ranjitsinhji and KS Dilipsinhji respectively. Both of them belonged to Jamnagar and Ajay Jadeja also belonged to them. Jadeja's father Daulatsinghji was an MP from the Jamnagar seat. Talking about Jamnagar, Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wife Rivaba Jadeja is currently an 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 is now 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 ODIs 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 time he also played 3 World Cups for India. Jadeja also played 15 Test matches for India, in which he has 576 runs to his name 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 performed very well in the 2023 ODI World Cup and Ajay Jadeja was the mentor of that team.