#1 Virat Kohli- ₹ 228.09 crore
The Indian skipper was the spearhead of the top-earning cricketers in 2018. He saw more than 100% increase in his annual revenue. In terms of growth, Virat Kohli was the best performer and his gross annual earning was ₹ 228.09 crores. Indian skipper was just behind Salman Khan, the Bollywood Superstar who registered a gross earning of ₹ 253.25 crores. He lives in a bungalow of value around ₹ 37 crores and also has a huge collection of cars. Other than Toyota Fortuner and Renault Duster, Virat has multiple cars of luxury car manufacturer Audi.
Kohli, who is known to break records on the cricket field, is no less on the commercial pitch. He himself is a brand now as the 30-year-old has created his own business brands such as WROGN and One8. In 2018, Kohli became the face of Uber, Hero Motocorp and is currently endorsing 21 brands. Like Dhoni, he also invests in sports franchises which include- FC Goa (ISL team), UAE Royal (ITPL tennis team) and runs his own gym chain by the name of Chisel.
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