Shout out to the Indian Captain Virat Kohli ranked 100 by Forbes
Shout out for the Indian Captain
ranked 100 by Forbes
The Forbes World’s highest paid athletes list featured Virat Kohli as the sole cricketer and Indian ranked 100. The list features a wholesome of tennis, soccer, basketball and auto racing champions but fails to show Indians and cricketers in the top 100. It has always been assumed, looking at their lifestyle, that cricketers earn the most among all sportspersons. However, Forbes seems to disagree. Here’s the myth busted that cricket is indeed a highly paid sport.
Lionel
Messi
Cristiano
Ronaldo
Neymar
Jr.
Canelo
Alvarez
Virat
Kohli
Overall athletes
One might think that sportspersons sleep on beds of cash and earn millions a day, whereas most of their earning comes from brand endorsements. According to the list, most of the players and especially cricketers aka Virat Kohli earns 3/4th of his money from endorsements. This proves why sportspersons are the highest featuring celebrities in advertisements.
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Lionel
Messi
$127mn
Cristiano
Ronaldo
$109mn
Neymar
Jr.
$105mn
Canelo
Alvarez
$94mn
Virat
Kohli
$25mn
Cricket
Cricketers, even after enjoying worldwide popularity earn way lesser as compared to footballers, basketball players and tennis champs. The only cricketer on the list, Virat Kohli earns $ 25 million as total earnings and $ 21 million from endorsements and yet the highest to feature on Forbes. Let’s see who else earns a fairly good amount.
Virat
Kohli
$25mn
MS
Dhoni
$21.7mn
Chris
Gayle
$7.5mn
AB
de Villiers
$6.4mn
Virender
Sehwag
$6.1mn
Tennis
Winning back-to-back tournaments and yet winnings are less than endorsement fee, proves Roger Federer’s $ 93.4 million out of which $ 86 million comes from brand endorsements. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal too are in the running with $ 50.6 million and $ 35 million respectively. Let’s look at who’s trying to surpass the maestros
Roger
Federer
$93.4mn
Novak
Djokovic
$50.6mn
Kei
Nishikori
$37.3mn
Rafael
Nadal
$35mn
Virat
Kohli
$25mn
Football
The three top ranks are clinched by footballers Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar. Not only are they the best at their sport but they are the best even when it comes to earnings. Let’s see who else can come closer to Messi’s $ 127 million, Ronaldo’s $ 109 million and Neymar’s $ 105 million
Lionel
Messi
$127mn
Cristiano
Ronaldo
$109mn
Neymar
Jr.
$105mn
Paul
Pogba
$33mn
Virat
Kohli
$25mn
Formula One
Formula One on the outside looks like a sport of the elitists, but according to Forbes only two of the maestros are worth to have a standing on the list. Lewis Hamilton’s $ 55 million and Sebastian Vettel’s $ 40.3 million are the highest that F1 drivers earn. Let’s see how much other from the league strive for
Lewis
Hamilton
$55mn
Sebastian
Vettel
$40.3mn
Fernando
Alonso
$34mn
Virat
Kohli
$25mn
Daniel
Ricciardo
$17mn