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MOVE over Alessandro Del Piero and Buddy Franklin - James Faulkner has belted his way into the very top echelon of Australian sport's biggest earners.
Faulkner's one-day heroics at the Gabba will be rewarded with annual earnings approaching $3 million, more than A-League or AFL superstars earn.
The big hitting all-rounder, who guided Australia to the unlikeliest of wins in Brisbane on Friday night, will leapfrog into the top handful of Cricket Australia contracted players - guaranteeing a $1.5 million payday, three times his current deal.
Given Faulkner's been involved in the past six Tests and his sensational limited overs form, he'll move up alongside David Warner, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson in the contract stakes.
Throw in Faulkner's Indian Premier League contract with the Rajasthan Royals, which will leap to $911,000 this year, and various endorsements, and his earnings will leave AFL, A-League and NRL stars in the shade.
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Faulkner's manager Gerard Sholly said that Rajasthan had contracted the all-rounder for considerably more than the $456,000 he received last year.
"He was one of the real stars of the IPL last year (he was the second highest wicket-taker) so Rajasthan was pretty keen to get him back again,'' Sholly said.
IPL franchises can this year choose to retain up to five players, keeping them out of the auction pool and the clutches of other franchises, and Rajasthan knew that they had something special with the young Australian all-rounder.
"James is in a good place and let's not forget he is only 23 years old,'' Sholly said.
Faulkner was trending on Twitter after he propelled his side to an amazing ODI win over England at the Gabba on Friday.
His heroics, steering the Aussies from 9-244 to 9-301 and an improbable win, came after he last year belted the fastest ODI century by an Australian player, off 57 balls in India.
In his past eight ODI games for Australia, he has been near on unstoppable, scoring 299 runs at an average of just under 150, including that maiden century.
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And Faulkner has now become a regular part of Australia's Test squad, playing a Test at The Oval in August and being 12th man during all five of Australia's Ashes Test wins this summer.
"He's been a part of our setup for the whole summer and he's obviously an exceptional talent," Australian vice-captain Brad Haddin said yesterday.
"He's a guy's who learns quicker than most.
"He's only young but he takes everything on board. He picks up things and puts them into action."
Captain Michael Clarke endorsed Faulkner as Australia's new Michael Bevan in reference to him becoming the new expert finisher in the limited-overs arena.
Faulkner conceded while his effort sent his confidence sky high, it would mean little in Sunday's third clash with England in Sydney.
"I'm sure next time I go out to bat I'll have a lot of confidence," he said.
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