#5 Virat Kohli
The current Indian Test captain is one of the hottest cricketers around and is quite a sensation among girls of the modern generation. He has been a prolific run scorer for India across all formats and has been their mainstay in the middle order. The Delhi lad has already hit 25 ODI centuries in his career so far and it won’t be a surprise if goes on to break all batting records by the time he calls it a day.
Kohli is someone who is known to make huge income from endorsements, estimated to be around INR 17 crore. He evidently charges Rs. 2 crore per day for any campaign. The brands have the option of either hiring him on a daily basis or sign a yearly contract with him.
“Kohli signs contracts for about 3 days with per day charge of Rs. 2 crore, equivalent to cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar. Brands utilizes those three days in photo shoots, press briefings along with other appearances,” said a brand consultant who negotiates with Kohli’s brand manager on behalf of advertisers. Kohli is currently the ambassador of many popular brands and some of them are Reebok, Cinthol Deo, Godrej, Head and Shoulders, etc.
Kohli led the India U-19 team to a famous World Cup victory in 2007 and was subsequently bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural IPL. Since then there has been no looking back for Kohli. He is also an active member on the social networking sites and keeps his fans updated with his latest whereabouts.
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