Ronaldo richest, Kohli ranked 89th
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is the sole sportsperson from India to feature among the world’s 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list topped by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. Kohli, 28, has been ranked 89th on the 2017 Forbes list of ‘The World's highest paid athletes’ with a total pay of $22 million
Serena Williams, who comes in at the 51 spot with $27 million, Tiger Woods comes in at the 17th spot. The list also includes tennis greats Novak Djokovic (16) and Rafael Nadal (33), basketball player Anthony Davis (44) and soccer star Wayne Rooney (70).
Forbes said the 100 highest-paid sports stars earned a cumulative $3.11 billion over the past 12 months, down a per cent from last year. But the threshold to make the list rose $600,000 to $21.4m.The earnings figures include salaries, prize money and bonuses earned between June 2016 and June 2017.
Athletes from 21 countries are represented among the top 100, but Americans dominate the list with 63 entries thanks to soaring salaries in the professional Americans leagues like the National Basketball Association, National Football League and Major League Baseball.
Virat Kohli, 28, has been ranked 89th on the 2017 Forbes list of 'The World's highest paid athletes' with a total pay of $22m that includes $3m from salary and winnings and another $19m from endorsements.
