Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list

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Published: Dec 19, 2019
Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list

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  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
  • Virat Kohli and Akshay Kumar to Rishab Pant and Neha Kakkar: Stars on a roll in the 2019 Celebrity 100 list
Virat Kohli  
Rank 1

The Indian cricket captain occupies the top spot on the Forbes India Celebrity 100 List for the first time. Virat Kohli continues to be a prolific run scorer, notching up 826 runs in 13 Test innings and 1,054 runs in 20 one-day internationals (ODIs) in 2019. He is ranked No 1 in the ICC batting rankings in both Tests and ODIs. Kohli endorses brands such as Uber, Audi, MRF, Manyavar and Tissot, among others, while One8, a brand he co-created with Puma, has already crossed the ₹100-crore revenue mark.