We all know the cricketers by watching the matches they play, but do you know what their other talents are? Well, if you don’t know, then this is the right article that describes the cricketers. Who hates to dance?! Literally no one. The people who don’t know how to dance also love to dance. Dance makes our soul feel happy and relieves our stress, pain, etc. If you are a dance with cricket lover, then I assure you that you should go through this article. Here I present the Top 10 cricketers who have danced in reality shows.
1. Harbhajan Singh
The player with a reputation for having deadly dancing skills is former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. He partnered with television star Mona Singh to take part in the dancing competition Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena. They earned the title and the best dancers award after impressing the judges. In the finale, they danced to the song Nagaada Nagaada Baja from the popular movie Jab We Met. Naturally, fans will also recall the day he forced Sourav Ganguly, a former teammate, dance to "Senorita."
2. Vinod Kambli
Vinod Kambli, a former middle-order batsman for India, enjoys dancing. He took part in the dance performance Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena. He performed superbly in a duo with Shama Sikander. This presentation also featured a few additional crackers. He has previously appeared in numerous reality shows and is an excellent entertainer. Additionally, Kambli has appeared in two movies: Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat from 2009 and Annarth from 2002. In 2002, Kambli also made an appearance in the Miss India TV series on DD National.
3. Irfan Pathan
The first wild card entry for the dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded" was cricketer Irfan Pathan, who competed alongside actress Ashima Bhalla. He added that he enjoys challenges in life and that going from not dancing to dancing was a huge struggle for him. But remembering the dancing steps is his biggest problem.
4. Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya, a former captain of Sri Lanka, took part in “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5”. When he and Suchitra split up, he was seen dancing to salsa and also twirling around Madhuri Dixit. He claimed he thoroughly enjoyed dancing in love. Both of them have talent. In another episode of the show, he performed the Baila dance form from Sri Lanka. He also picked up some classical dance from the performance.
5. Krishnamachari Srikkanth
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, a former captain of India, took part in “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6”. Additionally, he claimed that before entering the show, he had no dance experience and that, in a happy mood, the way your body moves gives off the best feeling. In that season, he was the second opponent to be eliminated.
6. Darren Gough
Darren Gough, the former cricketer for England, took part in the BBC dance competition Strictly Come Dancing in 2005. He had asked the selectors to pass on him for the England tour of Pakistan that year because he wanted to spend more time with his family, but it was later discovered that he had signed a contract to compete. Amazingly, Gough and Lilia Kopylova, who was his dance partner, took home the trophy.
7. Mark Ramprakash
In Strictly Come Dancing, former English cricketer Mark Ramprakash competed. He was the winner in 2006 and the second cricketer to win the competition in back-to-back years. He took part with his partner Karen Hardy.
8. Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik, a Pakistani cricketer who married Indian tennis player Sania Mirza, took part in Nach Baliye season five. The couple first appeared on the show as special guests for a few episodes before joining in. They claimed to enjoy dancing.
9. S Sreesanth
Shanthakumaran Nair Sreesanth is an Indian former cricketer and film actor who played in all forms of the game. He was part of Ek Haseena Ek Khiladi. Surveen Chopra was his partner during the dance. She enjoys dancing and is one of the top serial actors. Before Sreesanth took part in JDJ season 7, obviously.
10. Michael Vaughan
One of the first celebrities for the tenth season of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing was former England captain Michael Vaughan, who took part in the show. He paired up with Natalie Lowe. Additionally, he was unable to prevail.
