 "2018 Forbes India Celebrity 100: Top sportsmen who made it to the list")
Team India captain Virat Kohli is the first sportsperson to make it to the 2nd spot in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list, which is regularly dominated by a showbiz personality. His earnings in 2018 are Rs 2.28 billion, more than doubled his earnings from 2017 and moved up a spot in the list.
Cricketers Mahendra Singh Dhoni has bagged the fifth position in the Forbes list with Rs 1.01 billion. He moved three spots in the list from 2017.
With Rs 800 million, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has bagged the ninth position. Sachin's spot came down four spots from last year.
Badminton player PV Sindhu grabbed 20th position with Rs 365 million, in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list. The 23-year-old last year was at the 13th spot.
With Rs 314 million, Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma jumped seven positions in the Forbes list. This year he is placed at 23rd spot.
Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya jumped from last year's 94th spot to this year at 24th rank. His earnings in 2018 stood at Rs 284 million.
All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin fell from 23rd position to 44th spot this year. His recorded earnings of this year stood at Rs 189 million.
With Rs 172 million, fast bowler Bhuveneshwar Kumar made a huge sprint from 99th spot of last year to 52nd spot in the 2018 Forbes list.
Suresh Raina was ranked 55th on the list of India’s richest celebrities of 2018. His this year earnings stood at Rs 169 million.
Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal declined from 29th spot to 58th position this year. Her earnings (Rs 165 million) fell almost 50% when compared with last year.