Sportspersons act as great brand endorsers for brands as Indians tend to follow them blindly. So, studying their popularity can help us know which players get paid the most. India’s first specialized media consulting firm Ormax Media has shared a list of 10 most popular sportspersons in India. The list is very surprising as well as interesting as it consists of 5 Indian male cricketers, one tennis player, one badminton player, and three foreign sportspersons.
The top place has been occupied by the former Indian cricket team MS Dhoni. While the present captain Virat Kohli is on the second place. Sachin Tendulkar stands on the third place while Rohit Sharma is at the fourth most position in terms of popular sportspersons in India.
Badminton player Sania Nehwal is on the 6th place while Tennis star Sania Mirza has achieved the eighth place. Standing on 10, Hardik Pandya has also made it to the list.
Among foreign players, Lionel Messi is on 5th, Cristiano Ronaldo on 7th and Roger Federer on 9th place.
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Ormax Sports Stars: Top 10 most popular sportspersons in India (May 2019): MS Dhoni takes the no. 1 spot, Hardik Pandya breaks into the top 10 for the first time pic.twitter.com/nPKTVVcGKl
— Ormax Media (@OrmaxMedia) June 27, 2019
