Team India skipper Virat Kohli is the only Indian player to be featured in the Forbes’ rich list of top 100 athletes in 2020.
Team India skipper Virat Kohli is without doubt one of the highest-paid cricketers in the world and he is the only Indian player to be featured in the Forbes’ rich list of top 100 athletes in 2020. Kohli has signed an A+ contract with the BCCI and earns seven crores annually.
Kohli is also the highest-paid IPL cricketer as he gets 17 crores each year. The star batsman is also the face of several well-known brands. But you will be surprised to know that Kohli is still not the highest-paid cricketer as there are at least five cricketers who get more salaries than Kohli.
Take a look at some players who earn more salary than Virat Kohli through playing cricket.
1. Joe Root
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England’s Test skipper Joe Root earns GBP 7,00,000 annually (Rs. 7.22 crore approx) as salary from the ECB, which is more than Rs 7 crore Kohli gets. Root is also the highest-paid Test captain in the world.
But Kohli earns much more through brand endorsements.
2. Jofra Archer
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England’s pacer Jofra Archer earns an astonishing GBP 1 million (Rs 9.39 crore) a year. Archer’s salary is more than Root’s because he plays all three formats. Root plays ODIs and Test, whereas Archer also plays T20Is.
3. Ben Stokes
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes earns GBP 9,10,519 (around Rs 8.75 crores) as salary from ECB.
4. Steve Smith
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The former Australian Test skipper Steve Smith gets USD 4 million by Cricket Australia each year. He features in all three formats for Australia.
5. Jos Buttler
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Wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler plays all three formats for England and earns 9 crores from ECB each year.
