India cricket captain Virat Kohli, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina, have found places in this year's ESPN World Fame 100 list that made its debut last year.

While Kohli is placed in the 13th spot and Dhoni in the 15th, Yuvraj and Raina have been ranked 90th and 95th respectively, said a media release here today.

The top ranking sport personality is footballer Cristiano Ronaldo followed by NBA star Lebron James. Footballer Lionel Messi is followed by tennis ace Roger Federer.

The ranking is based on a formula devised by ESPN director of sports analytics Ben Alamar, which combines endorsements, social media reach and other data to create a comparative ranking system.

The ESPN World Fame 100 has been released today on ESPN digital editions in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and U.K., as well as in the U.S. on ESPN.com and ESPN Deportes, in Africa via KweseESPN, in India via ESPN.in and China via Tencent’s QQ Sports.

The Top 10 athletes in the ESPN World Fame 100 are: Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Roger Federer, Phil Mickelson, Neymar, Usain Bolt, Kevin Durant, Rafael Nadal, Tiger Woods

Four Indian cricketers rank among the ESPN World Fame 100, including: Virat Kohli (13), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (15), Yuvraj Singh (90) and Suresh Raina (95).

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