Talk about records and milestones in cricket and Virat Kohli would be the answer to most of them if not all. Virat’s aura is expanding and growing taller with each passing day. The unfaltering batsman has become a benchmark for performance and fitness in not just the fascinating world of cricket but rather athleticism as a whole.
Every record holder who has records to his name in cricket has started to feel insecure seeing the pace with this Kohli is growing in stature every game. It was only recent when Kohli with impeccable hundred against the Kiwis outnumbered Ricky Ponting in terms of number of ODI tons.
Who did he surpass this time?
Kohli scaled to another achievement but this is an interesting one. This isn’t a record made in cricket but rather made without even taking a bat in his hand. What if we tell you that Virat Kohli, the hot and hot head Indian captain just surpassed THE LIONEL MESSI in the Forbes list of the highest paid athletes in the world? Well yes, that is exactly what has happened and who would have expected that any cricketer would ever go past one of the most legendary soccer greats of all times.
With a net worth of USD 14.5 million Virat Kohli now stands tall at the 7th spot in the Forbes List while the Argentine soccer stalwart is at the 9th spot with a net worth of USD 13.5 million.
Lionel Messi began his international career in 2004 at the Under 20 campaign of Argentina while Kohli made his international debut in 2008 against Sri Lanka and you now see how he has totally nudged Lionel Messi with a sweet shoulder push in terms of brand value.
Aren’t we just proud of Kohli? Isn’t he making India amply proud by being the only cricketer in the list and he has only played almost half the matches as compared to the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Rickey Ponting?
Seeing him already reach here at such a young age it is beyond imagination as to where he would end. He may even be at the top of the list someday and we would not be surprised at all because we know that he always likes be at the top of his game as well as his fame and that throne would suit no one better than Kohli!
