Virat Kohli paid Rs 66 crore in taxes for the financial year 2023-24 as per the Fortune India List, the highest among sportspersons.
Virat Kohli is ranked fifth among all the celebrities with Bollywood superstar and KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan leading the list.
MS Dhoni paid Rs 38 crore in taxes in 2023-24 which is the second highest among athletes.
Sachin Tendulkar paid Rs 28 crore in taxes for the financial year 2023-24 despite being retired for over 10 years.
Sourav Ganguly paid Rs 23 crore in taxes for the financial year. He last played a match for India in 2008.
Hardik Pandya paid Rs 13 crore in taxes for the financial year.
Rishabh Pant paid Rs 10 crore in taxes in the financial year which ended in March 2024.
In the fortune India list, only 6 cricketers feature in the highest tax paying list, India's Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma is not one of them.