Kohli sole Indian in Forbes s 2018 list of highest paid athletes
Wednesday - June 6, 2018 2:18 pm ,
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Kohli sole Indian in Forbes s 2018 list of highest paid athletes
New Delhi June 6 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli is the only cricketer among the world s highest paid athletes according to a Forbes compilation topped by American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather.
The 29-year-old Kohli is also the lone Indian on the annual list of the world s 100 highest paid athletes published by Forbes magazine on Wednesday.
Kohli is No.83 on this year s list with estimated earnings of $24 million of which $20m is estimated to come from endorsements and the remaining $4m from his salary.
Kohli was 89th on last year s list with estimated earnings of $22m.
The list is headed by Mayweather whose estimated earnings of $285m are more than double those of Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi who is second on the list with $111m.
The list is dominated by athletes from America s NFL NBA and MLB competitions although the top five athletes -- Mayweather Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Conor McGregor and Neymar -- are from either football or combat sports.
There are no female athletes on the list.
Kohli s earnings are impressive however he has yet to reach the heights of the man he replaced as India s skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who Forbes listed at 22 on their top 100 in 2014 with an annual pay packet of $30 million.
--IANS tri/bg
The 29-year-old Kohli is also the lone Indian on the annual list of the world s 100 highest paid athletes published by Forbes magazine on Wednesday.
Kohli is No.83 on this year s list with estimated earnings of $24 million of which $20m is estimated to come from endorsements and the remaining $4m from his salary.
Kohli was 89th on last year s list with estimated earnings of $22m.
The list is headed by Mayweather whose estimated earnings of $285m are more than double those of Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi who is second on the list with $111m.
The list is dominated by athletes from America s NFL NBA and MLB competitions although the top five athletes -- Mayweather Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Conor McGregor and Neymar -- are from either football or combat sports.
There are no female athletes on the list.
Kohli s earnings are impressive however he has yet to reach the heights of the man he replaced as India s skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who Forbes listed at 22 on their top 100 in 2014 with an annual pay packet of $30 million.
--IANS tri/bg
