Virat Kohli Tax 66 Crore: Virat Kohli is the highest tax paying Indian athlete in the last financial year that ended on March 31. According to a list by Fortune India, Virat has paid a tax of Rs 66 crore. He is at the fifth place in the list of highest tax paying Indian celebrities. Many other actors including Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan have paid more tax than Virat. Shahrukh Khan, who is called the King of Bollywood, has paid Rs 92 crore, Tamil actor Vijay has paid Rs 80 crore, Salman Khan has paid Rs 75 crore and Amitabh Bachchan has paid Rs 71 crore as tax.
If we look at athletes, then after Virat Kohli comes MS Dhoni, who has paid a total of Rs 38 crore as tax in the last financial year. Dhoni is at the sixth place in the list of Indian celebrities who pay the highest tax. It is a shocking fact that Rohit Sharma, the current captain of the Indian ODI and T20 team, is not even included in the top-20 of this list.
How much tax did cricketers pay?
India’s great cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is also included in this list, who has paid Rs 28 crore tax. Apart from him, Sourav Ganguly has paid 23 crores, Hardik Pandya has paid 13 crores and Rishabh Pant has also paid a huge tax of 10 crores.
Virat Kohli – Rs 66 crore
MS Dhoni – 38 Crore
Sachin Tendulkar – Rs 28 crore
Sourav Ganguly – Rs 23 crore
Hardik Pandya – Rs 13 crore
Where does Virat Kohli earn from?
Virat Kohli comes under the A+ category of BCCI, for which he gets an annual salary of Rs 7 crore. Apart from this, he is the brand ambassador of MRF company. He has also invested in many famous companies. He has shares in ‘WROGN’ and ‘One8’. He has also signed a deal with clothing brand Puma. He also earns a lot by getting other sponsors and doing ad shoots.
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