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Former First-Class Cricketer Who Has Net Worth Of 20,000 Cr!

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   9 July 2023 12:12 AM IST
Former First-Class Cricketer Who Has Net Worth Of 20,000 Cr!
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Cricket is not the national game of India. But the sport enjoys a massive following among fans. Whenever the matches are aired, we see big numbers in views. Cricketers are seen as icons and demi gods in the country. The worth of cricketers will also be on par with the top stars.

But everyone is talking about a cricketer who is the richest one than other players. The specialty of the player is that he became the richest cricketer without even playing a single international match. As an example of his worth, his residence spread across hundreds of across is said to be the largest private residence in the world.

We are talking about Samarjitsinh Ranjitsinh Gaekwad, who is a former first-class player. He is from Gujarat and represented Baroda in the Ranji Trophy. His net worth is said to be more than Rs 20,000 crores. Let us get into his details.

Samarjitsinh Ranjitsinh Gaekwad hails from the Maharaja family and in 2012 he was crowned as the Maharaja after his father's demise. He inherited massive properties with this. He had disputes with his uncle which he managed to sort it out one year after his crowning ceremony.

With the disputes sorted out, Samarjitsinh Ranjitsinh Gaekwad became the sole owner of the Laxmi Vilas Palace which is spread across over 500 acres. He got married to Radhikaraje in 2022 who is also a member of the Royal family.

Besides massive net worth, Samarjitsinh also takes care of a temple trust which runs as many as 17 temples in two states. The temple trust takes care of a few temples in Temple City Kashi besides his home state Gujarat. Samarjitsinh joined the BJP in 2014.