{"id":16190,"date":"2013-08-21T02:23:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T02:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=16190"},"modified":"2013-08-21T02:23:25","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T02:23:25","slug":"dhoni-placed-above-nadal-and-bolt-in-forbes-list-ranks-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=16190","title":{"rendered":"Dhoni placed above Nadal and Bolt in Forbes list, ranks 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ranked 16th in the latest Forbes list of highest-paid athletes with an earning of $31.5 million (around Rs.180 crore), placing him above the likes of Rafael Nadal and Usain Bolt, says a report in <strong>The Times Of India,<\/strong> adding that as per the latest Forbes list of highest-paid athletes in the world, the 31-year-old captain of the Indian cricket team earned $31.5 million between June 2012 and June 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe list places Dhoni above F1 racer Fernando Alonso, who is ranked 19th, Lewis Hamilton at 26th place, Novak Djokovic at 28th place, Rafael Nadal at 30th spot and Usain Bolt at 40th rank,\u201d says the report, adding that the calculation is based upon the earnings estimates which includes salaries, bonuses and prize money from both club and national teams, as well as endorsement income.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report in Dhoni has moved up 15 positions in this year&#8217;s list. \u201cHe held the 31st rank last year. Sachin Tendulkar is the only other Indian sportsman who features in the list with a rank of 31st and total annual earning of $22 million (Rs.125 crore). The list is topped by golfer Tiger Woods, who made $78.1 million, last year followed by tennis player Roger Federer who earned $71.5 million and basketball player Kobe Bryant, whose earnings stood at $61.9 million,\u201d says a report .<\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>Forbes,<\/strong> Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova topped the list of highest-paid female athletes for the ninth straight year by earning $29 million between June 2012 and June 2013.<\/p>\n<p>American Serena Williams was second on the list with earnings of $20.5 million, followed by Chinese tennis player Li Na on $18.2 million and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka on $15.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, during a promotional for Fitsoul, Dhoni described Virat Kohli as someone who has the \u201creal recipe for captaincy\u201d and added that Virat has improved a lot in the last one year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVirat has really done well in Zimbabwe\u2026 He has proved to be a very expressive captain,\u201d Dhoni said, according to a report in The Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a captain, you have to be yourself\u2026 Virat has improved a lot in the last one year. 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