According to SportsPro, which does extensive research on business of sports, the criteria of ranking athletes from across the world is marketing potential over a three-year period from this summer. The components they have been assessed are value for money, age, home market, charisma, willingness to be marketed and crossover appeal. Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton topped the rankings in 2014; Barcelona’s Brazilian soccer star Neymar, in at No 8 this year, took the number one spot in 2012 and 2013; Olympic champion Bolt headed the list in 2011, while NBA star LeBron James was named as the world’s most marketable athlete in the feature’s inaugural year in 2010. Ashish Nehra: My picture with Virat Kohli went viral because of Kohli
Kohli is in some smashing touch in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016. He has gained massive fan following esp. among Indian cricket fans. Currently he is considered as the most complete batsman in international cricket along with South Africa’s AB de Villiers. Kohli is extremely talented and can play a variety of shots which makes him stand ahead of so many other batters in contemporary cricket.
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