Virat Kohli Tops Brand Valuation Chart With $237.5 Million

Published - 06 Feb 2020, 12:09 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:03 AM

Virat Kohli. (Credits: Twitter)

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The term “hat-trick” holds a special place in the game of cricket. Be it a hat-trick of wickets, fours or sixes, it gives a different joy for the sportspersons. It seems like Virat Kohli wants to enjoy the feeling of hat-trick off the field as well. He topped the brand valuation chart for the third straight year with a whopping value of $237.5 Million.

For the third year running, Kohli topped the brand valuation list as his value rose by an impressive 39% to $237.5 million in 2019, according to a study by a global advisory firm, Duff and Phelps. In the list, Kohli was ahead of Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shah Rukh Khan.

Akshay Kumar is a distant second with brand value standing at $104.5 million while Ranveer Sigh and Deepika Padukone are joint third with their respective brand value of $93.5 million. Ranveer and Deepika are followed by Shahrukh Khan with a brand value of $66.1 million while Salman Khan is at the 5th spot with his brand value standing at $55.7 million.

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Rohit Sharma is a new entrant in the top-20:

Besides Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni is also in the top-10 as the former skipper is ranked 9th with a valuation of USD 41.2 million. Sachin Tendulkar takes the 15th spot on the list, while Rohit Sharma is a new entrant in the top-20 list. The India opener is ranked 20 on the list.

“This year we saw the new generation celebrities make it to the top 20. Apart from the celebrities who were featured in last year’s study, this year, we have Ayushmann Khurrana (rank 10), Tiger Shroff (rank 17) and Rohit Sharma (rank 20) with a cumulative brand value of $87.5 mn,” Aviral Jain, Managing Director, Duff & Phelps said to the reporters.

On the work front, Virat Kohli is currently doing his captaincy role for the Indian National Cricket Team in New Zealand. Under him, the team already won T20I series but failed to make things fall in the first ODI of the ongoing 3-match series.