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Virat Kohli ranked #66 in Forbes Highest Paid Athletes

Virat kohli is the only cricketer to feature in Forbes 2020 list of the World’s highest-paid athletes. He ranked 66 in a pool of 100 top paid athletes, mainly dominated by soccer and Basketball players.

Indian Skipper’s total earnings valued at $26 million(196.36 crores INR) from salary,winning and endorsements.

Endorsements earnings more than $20 million came from partners like Audi, Hero, MRF, Puma, Valvoline and more as per latest Forbes report.

Tennis Legend Roger Federer topped the list with $106.3 million in total earnings. Federer, who ranked fifth on last years list leapfrogged soccer superstars Ronaldo,Messi and Neymar along with boxer Canelo Alvarez.

Here’s a look at the new top 10 based on earnings from past 12 months:

  • Roger Federer (Tennis):$106.3 million
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer): $105 million
  • Lionel Messi (soccer):$104 million
  • Neymar Jr (soccer):$95.5 million
  • LeBron James (basketball):$88.2 million
  • Stephen Curry (basketball):$74.4 million
  • Kevin Durant (basketball):$63.9 million
  • Tiger Woods (golf) :$62.3 million
  • Kirk Cousins (American Football):$60.5 million
  • Carson Wentz (American Football):$59.1 million

F1 driver, Lewis Hamilton ($54 million) ranked 13. Heavy weight Boxing Champion, Tyson Fury($57 million) ranked 11 are other notable presence in top-20.

Naomi Osaka posted the highest single-year earnings for a female athlete in the history of Forbes tracking at $37.4 million. She is just 22 years old from Japan.

Covid-19 pandemic has made an immediate impact on athletes earnings, 9% reduction in earnings noted by Forbes compared to last year. This years combined top-100 earnings stands at $3.6 billion.

hari
harihttps://bleachersnews.com
Completed Masters in Thermal Engineering from Anna University, India. Worked as CFD engineer with BOSCH GMBH. Now beat writer for bleachersnews.com. Passionate about F1,NBA,MLB and Football. Favorite player is Kobe Bryant and favorite sports team in Los Angeles Lakers.

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