Virat Kohli pays double Tax than Dhoni, 3 times more than costliest player in IPL
India’s superstar cricketer Virat Kohli has been ruling World of cricket for long now and his brand value way higher than any of the cricketers in the World ans India. In the latest Tax returns Kohli has emerged as highest Tax paying cricketer in India.
Former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli was the highest-taxpaying sportsperson in the country in the financial year 2023-24, according to a list released by Fortune India.
The report claimed Kohli, one of the top sporting icons of India, paid ₹66 crore in FY24. The amount is roughly three times more than the selling price of IPL’s costliest player, Mitchell Starc ( ₹24.75 crore).
Overall, he ranked fifth among celebrity taxpayers, following actors Shah Rukh Khan ( ₹92 crore), Vijay ( ₹80 crore), Salman Khan ( ₹75), and Amitabh Bachchan (71 crore).
The next best sporting icon on the list was the legendary MS Dhoni. The two-time World Cup-winning former India skipper paid ₹38 crore in the last financial year to claim the seventh spot.
After Kohli and Dhoni, Mast Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is the only other Indian sportsperson to feature in the top 10 of the highest taxpayers’ list. The legendary cricketer, paid a total sum of ₹28 crore as tax in FY24.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who also served as the BCCI president not too long is 12th on the list. Ganguly paid ₹23 core as taxes.
The list also features current Indian team stars Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant. All-rounder Hardik paid tax worth ₹13 crore while wicketkeeper-batter Pant, who is eyeing to make a Test comeback after a long injury layoff, paid ₹10 crore as taxes.
