Virat Kohli has emerged as India’s highest-tax-paying cricketer for the financial year 2024, reportedly paying an astonishing INR 66 crore in taxes. This puts him at the fifth spot among all Indian celebrities. Surprise. Arguably India’s most dominant name in the cricket circuit across formats, India ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma was nowhere to be seen in the top-20 as far as tax-payer celebrities go, according to Fortune India.
The next in line is former Indian captain MS Dhoni, who retired from international cricket in 2020 but has kept playing for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. He paid INR 38 crore in income tax, ranking sixth among Indian celebrities. Even after retiring from the international arena, Dhoni’s contribution to the economy appears significant and proves that he is still a force to be dealt with both on and off the pitch.
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The cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar comes in third among the cricketers, having paid a tax of INR 28 crore. His second and long-time teammate, former captain Sourav Ganguly, comes next at INR 23 crore. As far as active players are concerned, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant also made it to this list with their payments being INR 13 crore and INR 10 crore, respectively.
Virat Kohli is the highest tax paying sportsperson from India.
– He paid 66cr tax in the previous financial year. (Fortune India). pic.twitter.com/TfH0CVUbLd
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 4, 2024
The top five cricketers, in descending order, who paid the highest tax, according to Fortune India, for the financial year 2024, are as follows:
1. Virat Kohli – INR 66 crore
2. MS Dhoni – INR 38 crore
3. Sachin Tendulkar – INR 28 crore
4. Sourav Ganguly – INR 23 crore
5. Hardik Pandya – INR 13 crore
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Meanwhile, the Indian cricket team will return to action with a two-match Test series against Bangladesh starting September 19 in Chennai before a three-match T20I series in October. A month on from the 0-2 ODI series loss to Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma and Co. will be keen to rebound against a confident Bangladesh outfit after their historic 2-0 Test series win in Pakistan.
