He’s called the king of batting. In fact, his nickname is King Kohli. He is an evergreen legend where it comes to not just the pantheon of Indian cricket but the entire firmament of international cricket.
Forget the runs or the centuries, or even the half centuries and maybe even the strike rate, but just focus on the key tenants that govern his entirety of cricket. Its values like discipline, consistency, charisma, and hunger that make him a true king and a man in a league of his own. Because facts be told where it comes to certain Virat Kohli, then he is an inspiration like no other and a man who is entirely incomparable to the others around.
FORTUNE INDIA FRONT COVER FOR VIRAT KOHLI. 🇮🇳 The most valuable celebrity of India, King. pic.twitter.com/GZRubRo3IJ
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 9, 2026
And what could be more fascinating than simply saying that another day and another achievement, which he has crowned himself with. So what is it that we are talking about? Any guesses do you happen to know what is being discussed here? Well, look nowhere for we have it covered for you-
The Fortune India Magazine decided to place on its main front cover, none other than the great man himself – Virat Kohli.
So here’s what happened just for you to know if in case you missed it all.
Dressed in a sharp suit and cutting a dapper personality there is the man himself Virat Kohli and the underneath his image is a captivating headline that says the following in uncertain terms-
“India’s most valuable celebrities!”
So what does this mean at the end of the day in no uncertain terms. This very fact means that in the list of India’s most valuable celebrities, it is none other than Virat Kohli who happens to top the show. But how so?
Surely, we know the kind of impact that he can make on the cricket field with the bat in hand. Surely, he is a high impact player. One who can change the outcome in fate of a contest at the back of a single stroke of genius! You have seen all of that. You’ve seen that time again.
But for being a celebrity with the combined net worth of being somewhere in the nearabouts of INR 3,542 crore- king Kohli as he’s celebrated and known famously as, happens to have topped the list of the most influential and iconic celebs in the whole wide country.
In Kohli’s case - we tend to purely focus on the runs and if whether he’s the worthy winner of the most celebrated sobriquet that there exists in the post Tendulkar era- that of being the best batsman in the sport. But perhaps what we ought to recognise and cherish is the sheer consistency, hardwork and longevity with which he has been able to achieve all that success and build a storied career.
