Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer and former captain of the Indian national team. He represents Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL and Delhi in domestic cricket. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest limited-overs batters of all time. He was part of the 2011 World Cup, 2013 Champions Trophy, 2024 T20 World Cup, and 2025 Champions Trophy.
Kohli has received numerous awards, such as the ICC ODI Player of the Year four times and the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year twice. In 2018, he became the first player to win both ICC ODI and Test Player of the Year awards in the same year. He was named Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for three consecutive years (2016–2018). At the national level, Kohli received the Arjuna Award in 2013, the Padma Shri in 2017, and the Khel Ratna award in 2018.
Virat Kohli Contract With BCCI
Virat Kohli’s Contract with the BCCI Central is for 2024–25, which keeps him in the A+ Grade, the top category in Indian cricket. This grade carries an annual salary of ₹7 crore, excluding match fees and bonuses. Players in the A+ category also receive ₹15 lakh per Test, ₹6 lakh per ODI, and ₹3 lakh per T20I as match fees.
The A+ category is reserved for India’s most consistent and senior players, like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja. The period of his BCCI contract is October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
What is Virat Kohli Salary
Virat Kohli’s yearly salary from cricket alone is approximately ₹28 crores as of 2025. His IPL contract with Royal Challengers Bangalore adds roughly ₹21 crores annually, while his BCCI Grade A+ central contract brings in ₹7 crores. By charging ₹7–10 crores per deal for brand endorsements with companies like Puma, Audi, and MRF, Kohli also makes over ₹200 crores annually.
How much does Virat Kohli make in a minute?
Virat Kohli makes about ₹533 per minute from his ₹28 crore annual salary.
What is Virat Kohli’s Career Earnings
Virat Kohli’s career earnings stand at approximately ₹1,050 crores ($126–127 million). His BCCI Grade A+ contract brings in ₹7 crores a year, while his IPL contract brings in about ₹21 crores. His endorsement income exceeds ₹200 crores annually, as he charges ₹7–10 crores per brand partnership with major companies like Puma, MRF, Audi, and Tissot.
Virat Kohli’s Year-by-Year Contract History
BCCI Contract
Kohli remains in the A+ category alongside Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja, as of the 2024–25 BCCI Central Contracts. This marks eight consecutive years (2017–2025) in the top grade, the longest run of any Indian cricketer in this bracket.
Since the introduction of the A+ category in 2017–18, Kohli has consistently been part of it. The A+ category is reserved for players who are automatic selections across all formats, offering the highest annual retainer salary of ₹7 crore.
| Year | Annual Salary (INR) |
| 2025 | ₹7 crore |
Virat Kohli IPL Contract
As of 2025, Virat Kohli is set to earn ₹21 crore from the IPL with the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the only team he has played for since the league’s inception. From 2022 to 2024, he earned ₹15 crore annually, including during the pandemic-affected 2022 season.
Between 2018 and 2021, Kohli was the league’s highest-paid player at ₹17 crore per season. From 2014 to 2017, his salary stood at ₹12.5 crore, and after being appointed full-time captain in 2013, he received ₹8.28 crore from 2011 to 2013. Kohli started his IPL career in 2008 with a salary of ₹12 lakh.
| Year | Annual Salary (INR) |
| 2025 | 21 Crore |
| 2024 | 15 Crore |
| 2023 | 15 Crore |
| 2022 | 15 Crore |
| 2021 | 17 Crore |
| 2020 | 17 Crore |
| 2019 | 17 Crore |
| 2018 | 17 Crore |
| 2017 | 12.5 Crore |
| 2016 | 12.5 Crore |
| 2015 | 12.5 Crore |
| 2014 | 12.5 Crore |
| 2013 | 8.28 Crore |
| 2012 | 8.28 Crore |
| 2011 | 8.28 Crore |
| 2010 | 12 Lakh |
| 2009 | 12 Lakh |
| 2008 | 12 Lakh |
FAQs.
Q. What is Virat Kohli’s net worth as of 2025?
A. In 2025, Virat Kohli’s net worth is about ₹1,050 crore, and that is around $120 million.
Q. Who is Virat Kohli’s wife?
A. Virat Kohli is married to Anushka Sharma.
Q. How old is Virat Kohli?
A. Virat Kohli is 36 years old as of 2025.
Q. Is Virat Kohli a spiritual person?
A. Virat Kohli openly practices Hinduism, visits temples such as Vrindavan, and also participated in the 2024 Ram Mandir consecration.
Q. Is Virat Kohli the Vice-Captain of the Indian Men’s Cricket team?
A. Virat Kohli is not the Vice-Captain of the Indian Men’s Cricket team; Shreyas Iyer is the Vice-Captain of the Indian Men’s Cricket team.
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