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MUMBAI: India cricket captain Virat Kohli is the only Indian on Forbes' Top 100 list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, ranked 83rd with earnings of $24 million.

The Forbes ranking is topped by professional boxer Floyd Mayweather, who has earned bragging rights as the world's highest-paid athlete for the fourth time in seven years, banking a massive $285 million over the last 12 months.