E-Paper
Virat Kohli top taxpayer among cricketers; Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni follow
Virat Kohli topped list of sports personalities in taxes paid for FY24, contributing ₹66 crore. MS Dhoni followed Virat Kohli among cricketers.
Cricketer Virat Kohli is the top taxpayer among Indian sports personalities for the previous financial year that concluded on March 31, 2024 (FY24) as per data shared by Fortune India magazine. Virat Kohli paid ₹66 crore in taxes for the financial year, ranked fifth among all celebrities.
Read more: Go First insolvency case: Promoters asked to reply on liquidation in 3 weeks by NCLT
Actor Shah Rukh Khan was on top of the list and paid ₹92 crore in taxes. Following him were Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, who were the third and fourth-highest celebrity taxpayers, respectively.
Read more: Brazil blocking Elon Musk's X costs millions of users, little in sales
MS Dhoni was the second-highest taxpayer among cricketers and paid ₹38 crore in taxes for FY24. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly also featured in the rankings at third and fourth highest taxpayers among sportsmen, paying ₹28 crore and ₹23 crore, respectively.
Read more: Nykaa sues ex-executive Gopal Asthana who now heads Tata Cliq: Report
Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant came in at fifth and sixth contributing ₹13 crore and ₹10 crore in taxes, respectively.
