Former captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli, was once again the highest taxpaying athlete in the country in the last financial year.
Fortune India reported that Kohli paid a whopping INR 66 crore (USD 7.85 million) in taxes, followed by ex-skippers MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar.
Interestingly, the top five are all cricketers as Sourav Ganguly and Hardik Pandya complete the list.
Surprisingly, current skipper Rohit Sharma is yet to join the table-toppers on this list.
As per reports, MS Dhoni paid INR 38 crore (USD 4.52 million), while cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar paid INR 28 crore (USD 3.33 million).
Sourav Ganguly was placed fourth with a tax amount of INR 23 crore (USD 2.73 million) and Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya paid INR 13 crore (USD 1.54 million).
Virat Kohli’s net worth revealed
As of 2024, Virat Kohli’s net worth is estimated to be over INR 1,000 crore (approximately USD 127 million).
The 35-year-old’s wealth primarily comes from his cricketing career, where he earns substantial amounts from contracts with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and his participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
In addition to his cricketing income, Kohli has numerous endorsements with top global brands like Puma, Audi, and MRF, contributing significantly to his net worth.
He also owns various business ventures, including the fitness brand “One8” in collaboration with Puma.
(The article is published under a mutual content partnership arrangement between The Free Press Journal and Connected to India)
