Indian Cricket Sensation and the number one batsman Virat Kohli becomes the ‘Third Most Marketable Sportperson’ in the world. He has been named so by the popular sports magazine ‘SportsPro’. Well, that is something big for an Indian sportsperson. The 26 year old is turning the world around with the power of his bat. Not just off-field with the advertisements and endorsements but the batsman and skipper also earns while he is on the field.
Virat Kohli, the striking player who recently had set record of the first batsman to score more than 4000 runs in the Indian Premier League gets a incredible amount of Rs 8 crore for showing off the MRF sticker on his bat. Not just this, the popular and the most followed cricketer is also waged approx Rs 2 crore for endorsing apparels and shoes of various brands on field. Well, the charm and the charismatic personality of the cricketer is just a bonus.
India’s Test Captain Virat Kohli in the list is ahead of football sensation Lionel Messi who is at number 27, ‘Sprint King’ Usain Bolt ranked number 31 and world’s numero uno tennis player Novak Djokovic who stands at number 23 in the list. Kohli is ranked number three after the NBA’s most valued player Stephen Curry and the Juventus’ French international Paul Pogba at number one and two respectively.
