Source: Prothom alo
India is still in the 'God of Cricket'. The record of the highest runs scored in international cricket, before lifting the bat four years ago. Virat Kohli has been compared with Sachin Tendulkar in recent times. It is time to tell whether Kohli will be able to retract Kohli from the run score. But the Indian captain has already topped the 'Little Master' in terms of income. Tendulkar is two steps away from Kohli in the 100-odd celebrity list of Forbes India. This year's list of the highest-paid Indian stars has been made.
Kohli is now in the market of Indian sports, Ramrama Bazar. He has earned Rs. 1007.2 billion in all this year. The 'A' category player in the BCCI's remuneration criteria is also receiving separate fees for leading the country. Apart from this, Kohli has an endorsement deal with an alluring deal and minimum endorsement deal with at least 20 brands.
However, from the income side of India's top two celebrities, Kohli is far behind. The top two places are respectively owned by Bollywood's two 'Khan' - Salman and Shah Rukh. Salman Khan topped the list with 232.83 crores this year. Shahrukh Khan, earning Rs 170.5 crore second. Among the Indian cricketers, Kohli has two more cricketers in the top ten. Sachin Tendulkar and spin wizard Mahendra Singh Dhoni earn Rs 82.5 crore 'Mahi' earns 63.77 billion rupees this year.
On the earnings side, Kohli was lagging behind Salman and Shah Rukh, but the Indian captains all in the top ten. Kohli among the top earners from one to ten, the youngest! Akshay Kumar (fourth, 50 years), Sachin (44 years), Amir Khan (sixth, 52 years), Priyanka Chopra (seventh, 35 years), Dhoni (36 years), Salman (51 years), Shahrukh (52 years) , Kohli is very young at the age of Hrithik Roshan (ninth, 43 years) and Ranbir Singh (10th, 32 years). Only 29 years.