Virat Kohli earned ₹196 cr last year, only Indian in Forbes' 2020 richest athletes list

Forbes released its list of highest-paid athletes in 2020 which saw Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer pip football legends Cristia Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to top spot for first time. list saw Roger Federer earn a massive $106 million, with Ronaldo a close second followed by arch-rival Lionel Messi. Brazil international Neymar and Lakers star LeBron James me top of Forbes highest-paid athletes list. Amongst cricketers, only Team India captain Virat Kohli featured in top 100 list, making him highest-paid cricketer across globe. 

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Virat Kohli salary: Virat Kohli net worth

Team India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli is only Indian for second year in a row to feature in Forbes list of highest-paid athletes, taking 66th spot, which is a massive jump from his 100th place in 2019. magazine caps his earnings at a reported fee of $26 million, which roughly translates to ₹196 crore.

According to multiple reports, Virat Kohli net worth can be estimated at around ₹900 crore. Virat Kohli net worth majorly comprises of his earnings from his business ventures and endorsements and a major chunk is also earned from Virat Kohli salary paid by BCCI and RCB.

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Forbes caps Virat Kohli salary at an estimated $1 million (₹7 crore) which he earns from his Gre A+ contract with BCCI. Virat Kohli salary also includes an ditional $1 million, which he bags as prize money including awards like include awards like Man of Match and Man of Series. factors that went into Forbes’ calculation were an individual athletes’ revenue, including prize money, salaries, contract bonuses, endorsements, royalties, and appearance fees from June 1, 2019, until June 1, 2020.

This means that  Virat Kohli salary figure does t include his IPL salary of ₹17 crore, with IPL 2020 being suspended due to coronavirus pandemic.

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Virat Kohli salary: Virat Kohli endorsements and investments 

Virat Kohli is one of highest-paid celebrities in India and boasts of major endorsement deals with leing brands in country. Forbes accounts Virat Kohli's earnings from his endorsements at a reported $24 million from brands like Audi, Colgate-Palmolive, Flipkart, Google, Hero Motocorp, Puma, Uber and Valvoline. RCB skipper also has endorsement deals with Puma, MRF and Mobile Premier League. 

In 2014, Virat Kohli and Anjana Reddy's Universal Sportsbiz (USPL) launched a youth fashion brand WROGN. One of India's sporting icons, Delhi batsman has 134 million followers combined on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

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Disclaimer: above Virat Kohli net worth and Virat Kohli salary information is sourced from various websites and media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of figures.