Harsha Bhogle Net Worth 2024: Income, Salary, Lifestyle, Biography

Harsha Bhogle Net Worth

$22 Million

Harsha Bhogle Net Worth 2024

Harsha Bhogle is an Indian world-class cricket commentator. He is seen as the Voice of cricket. The famous Harsha Bhogle is not just a prominent celebrity in the world of cricket but also one of the richest people. He is a stellar cricket commentator who knows all the nooks and corners of cricket. According to the reports, Harsha Bhogle net worth as of 2024 is estimated at around $22 Million.

Harsha Bhogle Net Worth in Rupees

Harsha Bhogle, the richest personality in the cricket world, has a net worth estimated at around INR 180 crore (as of 2024). Just by looking at his net worth, it’s very obvious he is one of the richest cricket commentators and journalists in India. It’s very obvious that his net worth has been increasing massively. His net worth in 2017 was INR 80 crores, whereas he grew his net worth to 180 crores as of 2024.

Harsha Bhogle monthly income is estimated to be around 40 to 50 lakhs, and his yearly income is estimated at around 5.5 crores. Harsha Bhogle is one of the important commentators on the ground, and he is a very busy commentator as well. He does post-match analysis and pre-match analysis and earns a whopping amount. And he is also the main commentator in IPL along with Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, etc., And according to the reports, he is earning a whopping 32 lakhs INR per IPL series.

Harsha Bhogle Net Worth Growth

Harsha Bhogle Biography and Early Days

Harsha Bhogle was born into a Marathi-speaking family in Hyderabad on 19th July 1961. Born into a professor family, Harsha was very much drawn towards cricket, just like any normal Indian boy. His mother, Shalini Bhogle, was a Psychology professor, while his father, A.D. Bhogle, was a French language professor.

Harsha Bhogle attended Hyderabad Public School and has a Bt. Tech degree in chemical engineering. Bhogle also has a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management.

After completing college, Bhogle worked for two years in an advertising agency before fully focusing on his commentating career. Bhogle started his commentating journey at the age of tender age 19 for All India Radio. Harsha also played small-level cricket at Osmania University. From there, there was no turning back. He has spent his entire life commentating and hosting. He has ever since worked for BBC, ABC Radio Grandstand, ESPN STAR Sports, etc.

From 2009 to 2016, He commentated for IPL before dropping by the BCCI for alleged criticism.

Harsha Bhogle Books

Harsha Bhogle has written quite a few great best-selling books. The following is the list of the books which was authored and co-authored by Harsha Bhogle.

• Azhar- The Authorized Biography of Muhammad Azaruddhin
• Out of the Box- Watching the game we love
• Let’s Play! Puffin Book of Sports Stories
• The Winning Way- Learning from Sports for Managers
• The Winning Way 2.0
• Equal, Yet different – Career Catalyst for the Professional Woman

Harsha Bhogle Properties and Cars

According to reports, the highly prestigious journalist and cricket commentator Bhogle is living in a high-fi apartment in Mumbai filled with all the modern amenities and world-class features with his wife Anita and his kids.

He also owns some of the world’s luxurious cars like BMW, Mercedes Benz, Ford, and Volkswagen.

Harsha Bhogle Awards and Honors

• Harsha Bhogle was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Award for his stellar media performance.
• Harsha was awarded the Hero Honda Indian Television Academy Award multiple times.
• For being the best Commentator and host, Bhogle was awarded the CEAT Cricket Rating Award.
• In Australia in 1992, Harsha was called the professor of the sexiest voice on the radio.
• In 2008, Harsha Bhogle was awarded the Sports Personality of the year from ITA.
• Hindustan Times called Harsha the greatest icon of cricket commentary.
• In an online poll conducted by Cricinfo, Harsha received the maximum vote for favorite TV commentator.
• In 2001 and 2003, Harsha was awarded the Best Anchor Commentator by ITA.

Highlights of Harsha Bhogle

1. Harsha Bhogle was the first Indian Commentator to be invited by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to comment on the Indian cricket series. And he was called the professor of The sexiest voice of the radio.
2. Harsha presented two T20 World championships and the 2006 football world cup.
3. He is the host of some stellar TV shows like Harsha Online, Harsha Unplugged, and ESPN’s School Quiz Olympiad.
4. Harsha has hosted almost 100 test matches and 400 one-day matches.
5. “50 men you should know better” is a list made by Gentleman Magazine, and he is one of the persons who royally marked his name in the 8th position.
6. Times group’s Crickbuzz is a big cricket blog where Bhogle has been writing blogs since 2016.
7. Bhogle has done around 450 corporate training sessions in more than 260 organizations.
8. Bhogle worked on campaigns for IBM, Vodafone, Cadbury, etc.

Harsha Bhogle Social Media

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Harsha Bhogle Facts

1. Harsha Bhogle is born to a professor family. His father was a French language professor, while his mother was a Psychology professor.
2. Harsha has its roots in Lahore. As a child, His mother migrated to India from Lahore during the partition.
3. Harsha Bhogle completed his PGDM from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
4. Harsha Bhogle also played cricket for the APCA, and when he was at Osmania University, he represented Osmania University.
5. Along with commentating, Bhogle also does blogging sometimes. In fact, blogging is one of his favorite hobbies.
6. Harsha was just like other Indian boys who dreamt of becoming international-level professional cricketers. However, fate did not align with his dream.
7. He started commentating at the age of 19 when he felt playing on the ground was not his cup of tea, but playing with words and singing creative comments can come to him naturally. He started his career at 19 as a pundit for All India Radio. 
8. Harsha Bhogle is that commentator who can easily hook people with his speaking sense. He has a great sense of humor and knows all the nooks and corners of the game.
9. Harsha was the first Indian commentator to be invited during India’s cricket series by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation before the 1992 world cup.
10. Harsha Bhogle has hosted TV shows like Harsha Online, Harsha Unplugged, etc.

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