Pakistani cricketers earn most money as sport man besides tennis star Aisam-ul-haq. Many cricketers in Pakistan have earned lot of money by playing cricket leagues in England, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Cricketers have also earned money through advertisements. It is believed that darling of Pakistan cricket Shahid Afridi is the most earning cricketer of Pakistan.
Following is the list of those cricketers who have filed tax returns
- Shahid Khan Afridi Tax Paid Rs6.874 in 2011 and Rs3.195 million in 2010
- Misbah-ul-haq Tax Paid Rs1.479 million in 2011 and Rs3.362 million in 2010
- Mohammad Younis Khan Tax Paid Rs1.362 million in 2011 and Rs1.896 million in 2010
- Mohammad Hafeez Tax Paid Rs1.33 million in 2011 and Rs0.351 million in 2010
- Shoaib Malik Tax Paid Rs1.179 million in 2011 and Rs3.976 million in 2010
- Shoaib Akhtar Tax Paid 2.583 million in 2011
According to this latest report, Boom Boom Afridi is on top paying current Pakistani cricketer. and former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar is paying more than other players.
Following is the list of those cricketers who have National Tax Number (NTN) but didn’t file tax returns in 2010 or 2011
- Saeed Ajmal
- Umar Gul
- Umar Akmal
- Taufiq Umer
- Imran Farhat
- Abdul Rehman
- Sohail Tanveer
Following is the list of those cricketers who never paid Income Tax and even they don’t have National Tax Number (NTN)
- Kamran Akmal
- Asad Shafiq
- Rana Naveed-ul-Hassan
- Wahab Riaz
- Yasir Arafat
- Tanvir Ahmed