Dhoni stands at 16th spot on Forbes list of highest-paid athletes

June 8, 2013

As per the Forbes latest rankings of the highest paid athletes in the world, India skipper M S Dhoni, with earnings of $31.5 million, has been ranked at 16^th place as leaped 15 positions from his previous 31^st rank in 2012.
US golfer Tiger Woods is at the pinnacle of the list with total earnings of $78.1 million last year.
The magazine said 31-year-old Dhoni moved up 15 positions this year. In 2012, he was placed at 31st position.
Top 10 on the Rankings:

Rank	Name	Country	Pay (Salary + Endorsements) ($)	Sport
1.	Tiger Woods	USA	78.1m	Golf
2.	Roger Federer	Switzerland	71.5m	Tennis
3.	Kobe Bryant	USA	61.9m	Basketball
4.	LeBron James	USA	59.8m	Basketball
5.	Drew Brees	USA	51m	American football
6.	Aaron Rodgers	USA	49m	American football
7.	Phil Mickelson	USA	48.7m	Golf
8.	David Beckham	UK	47.2m	Soccer
9.	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	44m	Soccer
10.	Lionel Messi	Argentina	41.3m	Soccer