Last fact-checked: 2 July 2026 · Figures compiled from IPL auction records, ACB contract reports and league salary disclosures.

Mohammad Nabi’s net worth in 2026 is estimated between ₹35 crore and ₹42 crore, or roughly $4–5 million. The Afghanistan all-rounder built this wealth over 18 years of T20 franchise cricket across the IPL, BBL, PSL, CPL and BPL — not from his national contract, which pays only about ₹7 lakh a year. The “$40 million” figure widely quoted online is not supported by his documented earnings.

Mohammad Nabi: Key Facts

Fact	Detail
Net Worth (2026)	₹35 – 42 Crore ($4 – 5 Million)
Career IPL Earnings	≈ ₹6.8 Crore across 7 seasons
ACB Central Contract	≈ ₹7 Lakh per year ($8,400)
Primary Income	Global T20 leagues (BBL, PSL, CPL, BPL, LPL, The Hundred)
Business	“The Pavilion” restaurant, Kabul
Endorsements	SS (Sareen Sports), Marjan beverages
Age	41 (born 1 January 1985, Logar Province, Afghanistan)
Status (July 2026)	Retired from Tests (2019) and ODIs (2025); T20 farewell expected

Mohammad Nabi Net Worth in Rupees

In Indian rupees, Mohammad Nabi’s net worth is approximately ₹35 to ₹42 crore as of 2026. By Afghan cricket standards this makes him one of the wealthiest players his country has produced — though it is a fraction of what top IPL-era stars earn, a gap explained by the size of his contracts rather than the length of his career.

Why the “$40 Million” Figure Is Wrong

Several databases list Nabi’s net worth at $40 million (about ₹334 crore). That number collapses under basic arithmetic from publicly documented sources:

• His entire IPL career earned about ₹6.8 crore ($820,000) across seven seasons, per IPL auction records — he was never a marquee-price player.
• His Afghanistan Cricket Board contract pays roughly ₹7 lakh ($8,400) a year — among the smallest central contracts in international cricket.
• His franchise deals — around ₹1.2 crore in the 2023 PSL and ₹1.6 crore in the BBL — are steady but never spectacular.

Stack 18 years of league contracts, match fees, SS and Marjan endorsements and his Kabul restaurant, and the credible total lands at ₹35–42 crore. The $40 million claim appears to be a copy-paste error that spread between celebrity-wealth databases, none of which show their math.

For perspective: his long-time teammate Rashid Khan earns ₹18 crore from a single IPL season with Gujarat Titans — more than double Nabi’s IPL income from his entire career.

How Much Has Mohammad Nabi Earned From the IPL?

Mohammad Nabi earned approximately ₹6.8 crore from the IPL between 2017 and 2024, playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians. He made history in 2017 as the first Afghan player ever sold in an IPL auction, joining SRH alongside a teenage Rashid Khan.

Year	Team	Price
2017	Sunrisers Hyderabad	₹30 Lakh
2018	Sunrisers Hyderabad	₹1 Crore
2019	Sunrisers Hyderabad	₹1 Crore
2020	Sunrisers Hyderabad	₹1 Crore
2021	Sunrisers Hyderabad	₹1 Crore
2022	Kolkata Knight Riders	₹1 Crore
2024	Mumbai Indians	₹1.5 Crore
2025–26	Unsold	—

He played only 24 IPL matches in total (215 runs, 15 wickets) — franchises paid for his experience, but he rarely held a regular XI spot. His best season was 2019 with SRH: 8 games, 8 wickets at an economy of 6.65.

The Real Money: A T20 Passport Like No One Else’s

The IPL was never Nabi’s main earner. His wealth comes from being cricket’s ultimate travelling professional. According to his ESPNcricinfo profile, he has played in virtually every franchise league on the planet: the Big Bash League (Melbourne Renegades), PSL (Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings), CPL (St Lucia Zouks), BPL (Sylhet, Rangpur, Chittagong), England’s T20 Blast (Leicestershire, Kent), the Lanka Premier League (captaining Dambulla Sixers) and the Afghanistan Premier League.

Eighteen consecutive years of league contracts — typically ₹80 lakh to ₹1.6 crore per tournament, several tournaments a year — is how a player with a ₹7 lakh national contract quietly compounds into a ₹35+ crore net worth.

Has Mohammad Nabi Retired? (Updated July 2026)

As of July 2026, Mohammad Nabi has retired from Tests (2019) and ODIs (2025) but has not officially announced his full international retirement. He played the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka at age 41 — one of the oldest players in the tournament — but Afghanistan crashed out in the group stage, and reports since suggest a home white-ball series will be his farewell.

Nabi himself has long framed his longevity as a fitness question. “Still, my body is working and I am running fast,” he told Cricbuzz when asked how long he intended to keep playing, adding that the 2026 T20 World Cup was the horizon he had in mind.

Retirement won’t end his earning years: league cricket, mentoring roles and his Afghanistan Cricket Board position (he was inducted onto the board in 2020) all remain open — and he has made no secret of his real dream: watching his son Hassan Eisakhil establish himself in Afghanistan’s top order.

Beyond Cricket: Restaurant, Endorsements and Charity

Nabi owns The Pavilion, a multi-cuisine restaurant in Kabul, and holds long-running deals with bat manufacturer SS (Sareen Sports) and Afghan beverage brand Marjan. He has consistently put money and time into cricket development back home — a full-circle story for a player who learned the game as a refugee kid in Peshawar, where former England captain Mike Gatting spotted him and brought him into the MCC’s Young Cricketers programme.

How He Compares With Other Cricketers We’ve Covered

Nabi’s ₹35–42 crore sits in interesting company. It’s a fraction of what modern IPL-era stars accumulate — RCB captain Rajat Patidar has reached a similar net worth in just two seasons of captaincy — but it comfortably exceeds most players from non-Big Three nations, like Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir, whose PSL-driven earnings we’ve broken down here. For a player whose board pays him ₹7 lakh a year, it may be the most efficiently built fortune in cricket.

FAQs

What is Mohammad Nabi’s net worth in 2026?

Around ₹35–42 crore ($4–5 million), earned mainly from 18 years of global T20 franchise cricket. The $40 million figure quoted on some sites is not supported by his documented earnings.

What is Mohammad Nabi’s net worth in Indian rupees?

Approximately ₹35 to ₹42 crore as of 2026.

How much did Mohammad Nabi earn from the IPL?

About ₹6.8 crore total across seven seasons (2017–2024) with Sunrisers Hyderabad, KKR and Mumbai Indians. He went unsold in the 2025 auction.

Has Mohammad Nabi retired from cricket?

He retired from Tests in 2019 and ODIs in 2025. As of July 2026 he has played the 2026 T20 World Cup, and his full international retirement is widely reported to be imminent, though not yet officially announced.

Why is Mohammad Nabi called “The President”?

The nickname reflects his seniority and stature in Afghan cricket — he played in Afghanistan’s first ODI (2009), first T20I (2010) and first Test (2018).

Who is Mohammad Nabi’s son?

Hassan Eisakhil, a young Afghan batter. Nabi has said his dream is to see Hassan establish himself in the national team.