Indian captain Virat Kohli shocked everyone with two big announcements. After the T20 World Cup, the Indian T20 team and after the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore will step down as captain.

While various discussions and comments were being made on Kohli's decision, there was also a discussion on social media about the honorarium he was getting. Exactly how much honorarium Kohli gets in international cricket and other international players began to be compared.

Let's find out who are the highest paid players in international cricket than Virat Kohli.

At present, there are five cricketers who have paid more than Virat Kohli for international cricket. Virat Kohli gets an annual honorarium of Rs 7 crore from the BCCI.

England wicketkeeper Jose Butler is part of the team in all three forms of cricket: ODI, Test and T20. In the last two years, he has returned to the country's Test team. Jose Butler is currently receiving an annual honorarium of Rs 19 crore from the England Cricket Board.

Leading Australian cricketer Steve Smith also represents the country's cricket team in all three forms of cricket. Smith is being paid 4 million dollars by the Australian Cricket Board.

Although England all-rounder Ben Stokes is currently away from cricket, he is also a contracted player with the England Cricket Board. He is paid an annual honorarium of Rs 8.85 crore.

England fast bowler Jofra Archer also represents his country in all three formats teams. and is currently paid Rs. 9.39 crores

There is not much difference between the honorarium paid to England captain Joe Root and Kohli. Joe Root is paid an annual honorarium of Rs 7.22 crore. Joe Root currently leads England's Test team and is the highest paid captain in the Test world.