3) Virat Kohli- Total Income 7.1$ Millions
The heir apparent to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the batting mainstay of the Indian team across all formats is quickly rising up on the ladder of top grossing cricketers. The U-19 world cup winner with his aggressive attitude has been a breath of fresh air to Indian team. He wears his heart on his sleeve and that shows in his on-field antics as well. This year while the relationship with actress Anushka Sharma kept him in news, Kohli also had a very productive IPL taking his Royal Challengers Bangalore to the play offs . Presently Virat drives home a salary of $3.1millionwith the rest coming from endorsements. As Kohli remains the best batsman for India in all formats right now with no real threat in the near future, and with the captaincy finally catching up with him with the test retirement of Dhoni, we see his stock to further go up in the near future maybe even surpassing Dhoni in some years from now. His top endorsements include Head & Shoulders, Nike & Pepsi.