In film industry many cricketers acted in movies because of their popularity. Many films also made based on cricket so the bond between cricket and film industry getting more familiar. There are many cricketers acted in movies like Yuvraj Singh, Sunil Gavaskar, etc. In this article, we will see such cricketers who acted in movies.
1. Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh’s father is a former cricketer and also a famous actor. So Yuvraj Singh acted in many movies as a child artist. He even acted in same movie with his father. Later he decided to change his track and entered the cricket field and became a legend in Indian cricket team.
2. Ajay Jadeja
Ajay Jadeja is the former captain of the Indian national cricket team. He is one of the best fielders in the world. In 2003, after his retirement in cricket he entered the film industry. He started his film career with ‘Khel’ film. In 2009 he acted in ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Saath’. He acted in many such movies.
3. Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev is the man who turned the Indian team from zero to hero. He won the 1983 world cup where no one expected. He had acted in movies too. He is the best all-rounder in the history of cricket. He acted in many movies like Dillagi Yeh Dillagi, Chain Kuli Ki Main Kuli, Iqbal, etc.
4. Sunil Gavaskar
Next up in the list is Kapil dev’s team mate Sunil gavaskar. He opened the batting for the Indian team in 1983 world cup. He acted in two movies. He first acted in a marathi film named ‘Savil Premachi’ in 1980 and in 1988 he did a cameo role in ‘Maalamaal’ film.
5. Salil Ankola
Salil Ankola is former Indian international cricketer. He started his test career with the debut match of Sachin tendulkar. He started his film career in 2000. He acted as a cop in Kurukshetra with Sanjay Dutt. In 2003 he acted in a cricket based movie ‘Silence please’. He acted in many films after his cricket career.
6. Brett Lee
Brett Lee is one of the best fast bowlers in the history of cricket. In 2015 he announced his retirement in all formats of the game. In 1995 he acted in an Australian movie ‘Babe’. After his cricket career he acted in an Indo-Australian movie ‘Unindian’.
7. Vinod Kambli
Vinod Kambli is known as the wonder boy of cricket. He is known for his pugnacious style of batting. He started his small screen career in DD national channel. He acted in two bollywood moives. In 2002, he acted with Suniel Shetty in a movie called ‘anarth’ and in 2009, he acted with cricketer Ajay Jadeja in the movie ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Saath’.
8. Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan is one of the recent additions to the list. He is an all-rounder. He is a left hand swing bowler. He is a famous cricketer in India. In 2022, he started his cinema career in a Tamil film ‘Cobra’. He acted as the villain in that film.
9. Mohsin Khan
Mohsin Khan is a Pakistani cricketer and was once the selector of the national team. He had acted in many films in Pakistan. He became the first Pakistani to act in a bollywood film. In 1989 he acted in ‘Batwara’ and in 1991 he acted with Sanjay Dutt in a movie called ‘Saathi’.
10. Yograj Singh
Yograj Singh is the father of famous cricketer Yuvraj Singh. He is a famous actor but only few of his fans know that he also played cricket for Indian national cricket team. He played one test match and six ODI matches for India. He acted in more than 30 Punjabi films and ten Hindi films.
