Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli is one of the most loved and popular cricketers around the world. He is also one of the highest-paid athletes in the world. In fact, only two Asians earn enough to be on the list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world and Kohli is the second Asian to be on the list.
Virat Kohli Is Asia’s Second Highest Paid Athlete
With a net worth of over Rs 1,000 crore, Virat Kohli ranks at 61 in the Top 100 highest-paid athletes list for 2022 by Sportico.
Kohli, who plays for Team India and for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, received a salary of $2.9 million and winnings and $31 million from endorsement.
Virat Kohli has a fixed salary of INR 7 crore from the BCCI and INR 15 crore from Royal Challengers Bangalore. Besides his annual fees and match fees, he is also cashing on his huge popularity on social media. Kohli, who falls in the “A+” Team India contract, earns a match fee for each Test is Rs 15 lakh, ODI is Rs 6 lakh and Rs 3 lakh per T20 match.
Besides this, he charges nearly Rs. 9 crores (8.9 crores) for every Instagram post. He charges Rs. 2.50 crore for a single Tweet. His total earnings are pegged at $33.9 million. He has dropped down two positions from his rank of 59 in 2021.
Who Is The First Highest-Paid Athlete Asian
Besides Kohli, the other athlete from Asia on the list is Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka. The 25-year-old has won 4 grand slams, two US Open and 2 Australian Open champions, in her career. Osaka is currently the highest-earning athlete from Asia and is in 20th position in the list, which is dominated by US and European athletes.
Osaka’s total earnings are estimated at $53.2 million with just $1.2 million coming from winnings and a whopping $52 million from endorsements. Osaka is also the second-highest tennis player on the list. She has dropped down 5 places from the 2021 rank of 15.
