India captain Virat Kohli’s exceptional talent and success ever since he took over charge of the Indian cricket team in all formats of the game has done -bringing joy to millions of his fans all over the world. Kohli's remarkable contribution to Indian cricket has done nation proud.

In March 2019, BCCI had rewarded Kohli with the top most A+ category of the latest central contracts where a player gets a retainer of Rs 7 crore. Apart from Kohli, ODI vice-captain Rohit Sharma and pacer Jasprit Bumrah are the only three players in the A+ category.

However, England cricket team's deadly bowler Jofra Archer has surpassed Kohli in terms of salary following his Ashes 2019 heroics. The England Cricket Board (ECB) awarded Archer a lucrative central contract to become one of the highest-paid English cricketers. Just 140 days after his debut, Archer has been rewarded with a humongous salary of £1 million (8,81,16,647 INR) per year, by the ECB.

"Test specialists and those playing in all forms of the game will have their salaries paid in full by the ECB. From 1 February 2020, the start of the ECB 2020 Financial Year, those on White Ball contracts will move from receiving a supplement on top of their County salary, to having their salaries paid in full by the ECB as per Test contracted players.

"Under the structure, players in both formats receive a 'ranking' based on their performances on the pitch, as well as a number of other factors, including off-field contribution, fielding and fitness. Those rankings then correlate with the level of remuneration," a statement by Sussex Cricket read.