Who is Virat Kohli ?
According to sources, Virat Kohli Net Worth is $127 millions (1046 crores in Indian currency), as of 2022. Majority of his fortune comes through playing Cricket in the National Matches and Indian Premier League (IPL).
Virat Kohli is one of the most celebrated and adored cricketers in Indian cricketing history. He is one of the modern-day greats across all formats of the game and a consistent performer for the Indian cricket team for the last decade.
Kohli’s performances with the bat have cemented his place among the modern-day greats in the sport of cricket and he is also considered to be one of the finest batsmen of all time.
Sometimes, Virat Kohli is even compared with the likes of greats such as, Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar and even Brian Lara.
Virat Kohli is easily the most popular Indian Cricketer and is arguably the most famous Cricketer in the World. His admiration and fanbase is huge and it continues to grow even though he has faded many ups and downs during he recent years.
Kohli is India’s most successful test captain, and one of the most successful test captains of all time, behind only Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh, with 40 wins in 68 test match.
With his endorsements and the enormous reach of his presence on social media, Virat Kohli net worth has increased manifolds. Virat Kohli comes third after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the most followed sports persons in Instagram. He currently has $227 millions on his Instagram Account.
The fact that, Virat Kohli has more followers than Roger Federer, LeBron James and Tiger Woods, speaks volumes of his popularity.
What is Virat Kohli Net Worth ?
Former Indian Captain, Virat Kohli’s Net Worth is estimated around $127 millions (1046 crores in Indian Currency) as of 2022.
SportsPro, a UK, based media compan, unveiled a list of the most marketable atheletes in the world in 2022 and surprisingly Virat Kohli was the only cricketer in the top 10.
According to Forbes, Virat Kohli’s annual earnings are estimated to be $26 million in 2022. He is currently the 66th World Highest Paid athlete in the world.
The former skipper was also ranked No.1 in the list of Highest Paid Athletes.
Majority of Virat Kohli earnings comes from being Cricket as he’s contracted to BCCI as a Grade A+ Cricketer.
Virat Kohli is also the Captian of the IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and earns around a good chunk of money. Due to his presence the market value of the franchise has increased in the past years.
Virat Kohli also earns a hefty amount from Brand Endorsements and Deals. He also owns several hotels and restaurants. Kholi has also invested in multiple businesses and start-ups.
What Virat Kohli BCCI Salary ?
Virat Kohli earns a hefty amount of salary from the BCCI for his services for the Indian Cricket team. Every player is centrally contracted with the BCCI, and is a part of either of the four grades.
Virat Kohli is a Grade A+ Cricketer and earns a significant more amount than his other compatriots. According to reports, Virat Kohli salary is INR 7 Crore annually.
In addition, Virat Kohli also earns around Rs.15 lakhs every test match, Rs.6 lakhs every ODI match and Rs.5 lakhs every T20I appearance.
What is Virat Kohli IPL Salary ?
Former Indian Captain, Virat Kohli is the highest paid player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL).
Do you know, Virat Kohli has never been the part an IPL auction a the Royal Challengers Bangalore has always secured the services of one of the greats.
Virat Kohli used to earn approximately Rs. 12 lakhs for the first three editions of the IPL, before he saw a massive rise in his income in 2011, when he started earning around 5.2 crores per edition.
From 2013 to 2017, Virat Kohli earned around 12.5 crores INR every edition. It was ahead of the IPL 2018 mega auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore decided to retain Kohli for a massive amount of Rs. 18 crores INR.
In 2022, Virat Kohli earns a hefty amount as IPL Salary, according to sources Virat Kohli earns approximately Rs. 15 crores INR.
What are the Endorsed Brands of Virat Kohli ?
Virat Kohli’s Net Worth is estimated around $127 millions (1046 crores), which keeps on growing manifolds day by day. Kohli’s earnings makes him one of the richest Cricketers in the world.
One of the Major reasons of Virat Kohli massive Net Worth is his brand value. Kohli has a massive brand value compared to others and as a result charges a hefty amount of money from Brands.
Over the years Virat Kohli has endorses a whole host of brands which include Wrogn, Myntra, Puma, Digit Insurance, Vivo, Blue Tribe, Manyavar, Hero MotoCorp, Fastrack, TVS, Fair and Lovely, Pepsi Ad, Flying Machine, Boost Energy Drink, Amaze Inverters and Batteries, Shyam Steel, Adidas, Nestle India, Clear Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, MuveAcoustics, Hyperice, Cinthol, Celkon Mobiles, Tissot, Too Yumm, Mobile Premier League, Wellman, Great Learning, Google Duo, Fire-Blott, Uber India, Sun Pharma’s Volini, Toyota, Herbalife Nutrition, Fastrack, Audi India, Philips India, Vize, Himalaya, American Tourister.
In 2017, MRF signed an eight year deal for a whopping sum of 100 crores INR. Kohli earns around 12.5 crore per annum for using the MRF sticker on his Cricket bat.
According to Economic Times, Virat Kohli charges between INR 7.5 Crores to 10 Crores a day for endorsing a particular brand.
Where does Virat Kohli lives ?
Being one of the most popular cricketers in the world, it’s quite obvious that King Kohli lives a lavish lifestyle.
In September 2022, Virat Kohli and his wife and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, bought an 8-acre farmhouse in AliBaug, Mumbai for a staggering amount of INR 19.24 Crores.
Virat Kohli’s mumbai residenceMumbai is situated in Bandra. It was bought by Kohli in 2012 for a whopping Rs.9 crore.
Virat hired a famous interior designer to make changes for the newly bought house. The Interior design has cost an additional Rs.1.5 Crore.
In addition, Virat Kohli also owns several properties across the country.
What are the Cars and Bikes owned by Virat Kohli ?
Virat Kohli is an avid car lover and owns a supreme collection of luxury cars and bikes. His collection of automobiles includes, Renault Duster, Audi 8, Toyota Fortuner, Toyota Liva, Mercedes, Audi, and BWM.
What are Virat Kohli’s Investments ?
Apart from cricket, Virat Kohli has always been keen of various other sports still drives him, and it is quite evident in his investments. Kohli is the co-owner of Indian Super League team FC Goa.
Apart from that, the former Captain, Kohli also owns and operates the PGA Tour and the international premier tennis league.
Virat Kohli started his journey as an investor at the age of 25, when he bought stakes in a London-based social media startup called Sports Convo, aimed at bridging the gap between sport stars and their fans.
This was two years after the Indian cricketer launched the ‘Virat Kohli Foundation’, which aims at providing facilities to budding sportspersons’ from all over the country.
In 2019, Virat invested in a Bengaluru-based company called Galactus Funware Technology Pvt. Ltd, which owns the fantasy website called Mobile Premier League (MPL).
Kohli has also invested in a fashion startup called Universal SportsBiz (USPL). He invested a whopping INR 19.30 Crores in the startup in October of 2020.
Virat Kohli also owns brands like One8 and Wrogn, which ar extremely popular among the Indian masses.
One8 is a athleisure brand tied to Puma and it also has a chain of popular restaurants and clubs across India.
In addition, His fashion brand Wrogn is a clothing brand which is loved by millions around the globe.
In 2019, Virat Kohli invested Rs. 90 crores in his own chain of gyms called Chisel fitness.
His recent most-talked-about investment is in an online insurance aggregator Digit Insurance. The company is currently valued at $3.5 Billions.
Where does Virat Kohli comes from ?
Virat Kohli was born 5 November 1988, in New Delhi into a Punjabi Hindu family. His father, Prem Kohli, worked as a criminal lawyer and his mother, Saroj Kohli, is a homemaker.
He has an older brother, Vikash, and an older sister, Bhavna.
Kohli was raised in Uttam Nagar and started his schooling at Vishal Bharti Public School.
In 1998, the West Delhi Cricket Academy was created and Virat Kohli was part of its first intake.
Kohli trained at the academy under the guidance of coach Rajkumar Sharma and also played matches at the Sumeet Dogra Academy at Vasundhara Enclave.
In ninth grade, Kohli shifted to Saviour Convent in Paschim Vihar to advance his cricket practice.
His family lived in Meera Bagh until 2015 before moving to Gurgaon.
