Star Life Star Life Kohli overtakes Dhoni to top Forbes' India rich-list for sportspersons 2018 Kohli, with a mind-boggling sum of 228.09 crores, is second in the overall celebrity chart behind Bollywood actor Salman Khan. Team Sportstar 05 December, 2018 15:06 IST Kohli, 29, was ranked 89th on the 2017 Forbes list of ‘The World’s highest paid athletes’ with a total pay of $22 million. Team Sportstar 05 December, 2018 15:06 IST India captain Virat Kohli has raced past M.S. Dhoni to tops Forbes' India rich-list for sportspersons this year. Kohli, with a mind-boggling sum of 228.09 crores, is second in the overall celebrity chart behind Bollywood actor Salman Khan. Kohli, 29, was ranked 89th on the 2017 Forbes list of ‘The World’s highest paid athletes’ with a total pay of $22 million that included $3 million from salary and winnings and another $19 million from endorsements.The sports star had “for good reason” already drawn comparisons to all-time great Sachin Tendulkar, Forbes had said then. Interestingly, Tendulkar continues his presence in the top three despite retiring from the cricket years back. RankSportspersonEarning (in Crores)2Virat Kohli228.095Mahendra Singh Dhoni101.779Sachin Tendulkar8020PV Sindhu36.523Rohit Sharma31.4927Hardik Pandya28.4644Ravichandran Ashwin18.952Bhuvneshwar Kumar17.2655Suresh Raina16.9658Saina Nehwal16.54 Support Sportstar Dear Reader, Support our journalism — where text and pictures intermingle so seamlessly — and help us scale up your experience as the world changes around us. Your contribution is vital to our brand of uninfluenced, boots-on-the-ground reportage that’s worth your while. Clickbait sensationalism is not for us, but editorial independence is — we owe it to you. Support Quality Journalism Latest updates IPL Interviews IPL Videos Fixtures IPL Pictures IPL Features IPL Quiz My IPL Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address. Dugout videos