MS DHONI MS Dhoni is most admired sports personality in India
MS Dhoni selected as most admired sports personality India – ExIndian captain MS Dhoni was declared as the most admired sports personality in India by YouGov, a UK based company. With results collected from a database of more than 4 million people, the organisation announced the results for the most admired people in the country on Thursday.
With a total score of 7.7, wicker-keeper and batsmen MS Dhoni piped the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and current Indian team captain Virat Kohli. The news that MS Dhoni is most admired sports personality India comes in just days after Dhoni became the highest paying taxpayer in Bihar and Jharkhand, proving that the player is as successful and loved as ever.
He also recorded 10,000 runs in ODIs in the recently concluded test series as well. MS Dhoni became the second most admired Indian behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi who garnered a massive 11.9% admiration score. Sachin Tendulkar followed Dhoni to become the next most loved ad popular sports personality in the country to come in at sixth.
Kohli was ranked as the 8th most admired sports personality in the country with 4.8% of the votes to complete the three sports persons in the top 10.
Kohli also comes in 17th in HopperHq’s list of celebrities who charge the most per Instagram post. With a whopping $1, 20,000 per post, Kohli is also the highest paid Indian. Read More about Latest India Sports News