The world’s most paid athletes are listed, headed by football player Cristiano Ronaldo, according to a recent Statista analysis. Cricketer Virat Kohli is the only player in the top 10, with the majority being football and basketball players.
Virat Kohli: The Highest Paid Cricketer
Indian cricket team’s star batsman Virat Kohli is counted among the richest players in the world. Especially if we talk about cricketers, in the present era no one has more net worth than him. He is at the top among the highest earning cricketers inside and outside the cricket field. This has been proved once again because in the last 12 months, Kohli has earned the most among cricketers across the world. According to a report, the income of the former Indian captain in the last 12 months was Rs 847 crore.
Star batsman Virat Kohli, who played an important role in Team India winning the T20 World Cup two months ago, continues to top the earning list. In a recent report by Statista, the list of highest earning players in the last 12 months has been released. In this list full of great players from all over the world, Virat Kohli is the only cricketer in the top-10. This list includes the earnings between September 1, 2023 and September 1, 2024 and it mostly includes footballers and basketball players.
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Virat Was The Highest Taxpaying Sportsperson
According to Fortune India, Virat Kohli paid the highest amount of taxes of any Indian athlete in the most recent fiscal year—₹66 crore. According to a report published by Fortune India, former Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli was the highest-taxing athlete in the nation for the fiscal year 2023–2024.
According to the report, one of India’s most famous athletes, Virat Kohli, paid ₹66 crore in FY24. The sum is almost three times higher than Mitchell Starc’s (₹24.75 crore) selling price, who was the most expensive player in the IPL. After actors Shah Rukh Khan (₹92 crore), Vijay (₹80 crore), Salman Khan (₹75 crore), and Amitabh Bachchan (₹71 crore), he came in fifth place overall among celebrity taxpayers.
MS Dhond, the former India captain, a two-time World Cup winner, had to pay ₹38 crore in the most recent fiscal year to take seventh place. The only other Indian athlete to rank in the top 10 highest taxpayers, after Kohli and Dhoni, is Mast Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. The iconic cricket player, who still holds the records for most hundreds in both formats, most runs scored in ODIs and Tests, and being the only player in history to play 200 Test matches, paid ₹28 crore in taxes in FY24.
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