MS Dhoni and Sania Mirza are among the nine Indian athletes to make it to ESPN World Fame 100 list this year with Virat Kohli the only Indian to feature in the top 10.
8 of the 9 Indians to make the top-100 come from cricket.
The list that comprises of hundred of the most famous active sports personalities across the world, is led by football star Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Serie A club Juventus and Portugal national team. He is followed by Lebron James and Messi at the second and third spots respectively.
The 9 Indians to make it to the list of ESPN World Fame 100 are Virat Kohli,M S Dhoni,Yuvraj singh,Suresh Raina,Ravichandran Ashwin,Rohit Sharma,Harbhajan Singh,Sania Mirza and Shikhar Dhawan
Top 10 of ESPN World Fame 100:
About ESPN World Fame 100 Rankings
ESPN World Fame 100, annual rankings were first released in year 2016.
8 of the 9 Indians to make the top-100 come from cricket.
The list that comprises of hundred of the most famous active sports personalities across the world, is led by football star Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Serie A club Juventus and Portugal national team. He is followed by Lebron James and Messi at the second and third spots respectively.
The 9 Indians to make it to the list of ESPN World Fame 100 are Virat Kohli,M S Dhoni,Yuvraj singh,Suresh Raina,Ravichandran Ashwin,Rohit Sharma,Harbhajan Singh,Sania Mirza and Shikhar Dhawan
Top 10 of ESPN World Fame 100:
| Rank | Athletes | Sport |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Football |
| 2 | LeBron James | Basketball |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | Football |
| 4 | Roger Federer | Tennis |
| 5 | Phil Mickelson | Golf |
| 6 | Neymar | Football |
| 7 | Usain Bolt | Sprint |
| 8 | Kevin Durant | Basketball |
| 9 | Rafael Nadal | Tennis |
| 10 | Tiger Woods | Golf |
About ESPN World Fame 100 Rankings
ESPN World Fame 100, annual rankings were first released in year 2016.
- The rankings are compiled on basis of a formula that combines value of endorsement deals signed by athletes, social media following (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) and internet search popularity (particularly Google trends) of sports personalities across the world.
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