So I was sitting at my usual coffee spot yesterday morning, flipping through cricket news on my phone like always. Saw this headline “How Rich Is Nitish Rana?” popping up everywhere. Got curious – how much does this Delhi Capitals guy actually make? Grabbed my laptop right there and started digging.
First thing I did? Smashed that search bar open. Typed in “Nitish Rana salary” faster than my coffee cooled down. Got flooded with tons of articles, but all saying different numbers! Some said ₹50 lakh, others claimed ₹1.5 crore. Pure chaos. Decided I had to organize this crap myself.
Playing Money Detective
Started an Excel sheet like a proper nerd. Made columns for:
- IPL contracts (since that’s big money)
- Domestic cricket payments
- Brand deals (cricket stars always got those)
- Any other income streams
Found his IPL journey right away:
- First got bought by Mumbai Indians way back in 2015 – ₹10 lakh? Peanuts compared to today!
- Switched to Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018 for ₹3.4 crore – now we’re talking real cash
- 2022 auction went wild – ₹8 crore to stick with KKR!
Then came the headache part. Domestic cricket salaries are like finding needles in haystacks. Searched hours through state cricket board sites and old reports. Figured he probably makes ₹25-30 lakh annually just playing for Delhi and stuff.
The Real Surprise
Got stuck on brand deals – that part was murky as hell. Saw him promoting some local watch brand and fitness apps. Googled those companies… crickets. Couldn’t confirm numbers anywhere. Assigned ₹50-70 lakh range cause cricket guys always cash in on ads.
Totaled up my spreadsheet mid-afternoon. Almost spilled coffee on my keyboard seeing the rough annual income:
- IPL 💰: ₹8-9 crore when he plays full season
- Domestic 🏏: ₹25-30 lakh
- Brands 🤳: ₹50-70 lakh (big guess!)
- Total: Around ₹9-10 crore yearly? Could be way off though!
Showed my buddy this mess over beers later. He laughed hard: “Bruh you spent all day tracking someone else’s money while your bank account’s dead!” Got me thinking 🤨
Truth is? I did this cause my boss caught me “wasting time” on cricket stats during lunch last week. Pissed me off so bad I went full revenge-research mode. Ended up doing exactly what he complained about… but now I got numbers to shove in his face 😂
Anyway. Final verdict? Rana makes bank but nobody has exact figures. My calculator says ₹8-10 crore per year after taxes maybe? This whole rabbit hole just showed me how hidden players’ real earnings are. If Rana himself walked in right now offering ₹500 to delete this spreadsheet? I’d smash that DELETE key before he finishes talking.
