India's most famous and richest athlete Virat Kohli is the only one from the country among the top 100 highest paid in 2022. Kohli, who has a net worth of over Rs 1,000 crore, ranks at 61 in the Top 100 highest paid athletes list for 2022 by Sportico. Apart from Kohli, the only other athlete from Asia on the list is Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka.

Kohli plays for IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore apart from the Indian national team collected $2.9 million from salary and winnings and $31 million from endorsement. His total earnings are pegged at $33.9 million. Kohli dropped down two positions from his rank of 59 in 2021. Kohli is unsurprisingly the highest paid cricketer in the world.

Apart from Kohli, the only other athlete from Asia on the list is Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka.

The 25-year-old has won 4 grand slams, two US Open and two Australian Open champions, in her career. Osaka ranks the highest Asian at 20th in a list which is dominated by US and European athletes.

Osaka's total earnings are estimated at $53.2 million with just $1.2 million coming from winnings and a whopping $52 million from endorsements. Osaka is also the second highest tennis player on the list. She dropped down 5 places from her 2021 rank of 15.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the sport. Kohli holds numerous records in his career which includes scoring most runs in T20 internationals and IPL, fastest to reach 10,000 ODI runs. In 2020, the International Cricket Council named him the male cricketer of the decade. Kohli has also contributed to India's successes, including winning the 2011 World Cup and the 2013 Champions trophy. He is among the only four Indian cricketers who has played 500 matches for India.

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