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    "excerpt": "June 6 (CRICKETNMORE) - India skipper Virat Kohli is the only cricketer among the world's highest paid athletes, according to a Forbes' compilation topped by American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. The 29-year-old Kohli is also the lone Indian on the annual list of the world's 100 highest paid athletes, published by Forbes magazine on",
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    "editor1": "<p>June 6 (CRICKETNMORE) - India&nbsp;skipper&nbsp;Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;is the only&nbsp;cricketer&nbsp;among the world&#39;s highest paid athletes, according to a Forbes&#39; compilation topped by American&nbsp;boxing&nbsp;champion&nbsp;Floyd&nbsp;Mayweather.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 29-year-old&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;is also the lone Indian on the annual list of the world&#39;s 100 highest paid athletes, published by&nbsp;Forbes&nbsp;magazine on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli&nbsp;is No.83 on this year&#39;s list with estimated earnings of $24 million, of which $20m is estimated to come from endorsements and the remaining $4m from his salary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli was 89th on last year&#39;s list with estimated earnings of $22m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The list is headed by Mayweather, whose estimated earnings of $285m are more than double those of Argentine&nbsp;football&nbsp;superstar Lionel Messi, who is second on the list with $111m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>The list is dominated by athletes from America&#39;s NFL,&nbsp;NBA&nbsp;and&nbsp;MLB&nbsp;competitions, although the top five athletes -- Mayweather, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo,&nbsp;Conor McGregor&nbsp;and Neymar -- are from either&nbsp;football&nbsp;or combat&nbsp;sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>There are no female athletes on the list.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli&#39;s earnings are impressive, however he has yet to reach the heights of the man he replaced as India&#39;s skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who&nbsp;Forbes&nbsp;listed at 22 on their top 100 in 2014 with an annual pay packet of $30 million.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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