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.
