Although world-renowned players earn crores of money for playing the Indian Premier League, Shane Warne, a great cricketer, had received only INR 9.35 crore for the 4 seasons of IPL he played.
However, he had reached an incredible agreement with the Rajasthan Royals team. In exchange for a huge salary, he would give a 0.75% share of the team’s ownership every year until the time he bid farewell to the IPL field.
Accordingly, Warne, who played for the Rajasthan Royals team for 4 seasons of IPL, eventually acquired a 3% share of the team’s ownership.
For the first time in history, the Rajasthan Royals team (a franchise) was completely sold recently. There, an American-based company acquired the ownership of the team for a huge amount of INR 133 billion.
With that, India has received a huge amount of Rs. 460 crore as Shane Warne’s share for his children.
Although the great player is no longer alive today, his loved ones are enjoying great benefits today for the wise decision he made back then.
Sometimes in life, risky sacrifices have to be made. For yourself or for your loved ones.
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